A friendly beluga whale swims alongside their boat for hours, acting unusually calm and curious around humans. But the more ...

Deep in the ice-covered peaks of Norway lies the sleepy Arctic village of Svalbard. With fewer than 3,000 residents, its inhabitants are primarily wildlife. Arctic foxes scurry from their burrows, ...

While on a photography assignment in Norway, the crew made a crucial decision while sailing through the Arctic ice pack in thick fog. The result was an “unforgettable encounter” with a pair of polar ...

The mammals' mysterious clicks contain a stunning level of complexity, a new study shows. A group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) swims together in the Indian Ocean. For years, researchers ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Once a popular tourist attraction, Marineland in Niagara Falls, Canada, is now facing a new chapter: finding safe homes for its marine animals. "Marineland, like the jingle used to say ...

Marineland, an aquatic zoo and amusement park in Canada that is no longer open to the public, is considering euthanizing 30 beluga whales due to financial challenges. NBC News’ Ellison Barber has the ...

What inspired you to study marine mammals? MC: Ever since my childhood growing up in Spain, I’ve been interested in animals. Once a chair went missing in our house, and my parents found it on the roof ...

There’s a hostage crisis underway in Ontario, involving victims you might not expect: 30 innocent beluga whales. Reporting by The Guardian this week revealed that Marineland of Canada Inc, a ...

A spokesperson for Solicitor General Michael Kerzner says they can confirm that the 30 beluga whales at Marineland are alive and remain in the care of the now closed marine amusement park. Kerzner’s ...