The coast of Cornwall is becoming a fin whale hotspot, at least according to AK Wildlife Cruises, a wildlife cruise company ...

• Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) can live for 80 or 90 years and are found in oceans worldwide, including near-shore waters. • Humpback whales can be identified by a unique pattern on the ...

Along the coast of Gujarat, India, a renowned spiritual leader is inspiring fishermen to become guardians of the world’s biggest fish: the endangered whale shark. Along the coast of Gujarat, India, a ...

The team films something not seen before: an hours-long teaching session between adults and their young. Killer whales are one of only a handful of animals that actively teach their young, and it’s ...

Humpback whales play a pivotal role in marine ecosystems by linking distant oceanic regions through their extensive migratory journeys. Their annual movements between high‐latitude, productive feeding ...

From Maui to the Big Island, winter transforms Hawaii into a whale-watching paradise. Discover when to go and where to spot ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Recent research on bowhead whale DNA repair has led to one ...

Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), the largest extant animals, exhibit a complex interplay of ecological and behavioural adaptations that allow them to thrive in vast, heterogeneous oceanic ...

Jessica Farrer–a marine biologist who serves as Research Director at The Whale Museum, and part of the team of scientists working temporarily in Antarctica Peninsula, profiled in “Expedition Killer ...