Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...

Bystanders got the chance to join the 1% club after spotting the largest sea creature on the planet and the group is calling ...

Sri Lankan waters are considered a haven for the largest creatures ever to have lived, the blue whale, a rare place for a ...

All of California was swept up in Humphrey fever when the wayward humpback whale found himself stuck twice in the Bay Area.

No dorsal fin. V-shaped blow. Almost extinct. Right Whale Day brings a rare species into focus — before it’s too late.

A California Humpback Whale is recovering after being entangled in lines of crab traps for six months off the coast of ...

MONTEREY BAY, Calif. (KION) -- A humpback whale was freed after being entangled in the Monterey Bay since October 2024. The ...

Humpback whales have revealed a new behavioral pattern in a recent study. In collaboration with NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, researchers discovered that these ...

A melancholic sight emerged when The Whale Museum released aerial photos showing a humpback whale missing its tail in Washington State’s inland waters. Experts believe it lost its tail, or flukes, due ...

The MBTA has temporarily changed its Lynn ferry service schedule due to the presence of right whales in Broad Sound, between Lynn and Boston. As of Thursday, Ferries will operate at reduced speeds ...

“But whale migration isn’t a straight line ... “Most of the time you just see a blow, but if you see a back or a fluke, that is a prize,” he said. Even in the quietest moments, researchers and ...

A large group of humpback whales was spotted in the Santa Barbara Channel. Passengers got a particularly clear view of a basking shark off Ventura. Boats recently reported spotting a large group ...