Scientists and tourists are left in awe after a rare and dramatic encounter on the high seas off the state south coast.

A new University of Washington study, published Feb. 20 in Endangered Species Research, proposes why. Its explanation hints ...

Blue whales migrate during summer to feed in colder regions where krill is plentiful, like in the waters off California. They return to warmer regions such as the Gulf of California and the eastern ...

A mysterious whale that has puzzled scientists for decades may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing beneath the waves.

Two adult females of the extremely endangered North Atlantic right whale population are swimming far from home waters, ...

An endangered North Atlantic right whale, swimming in the Gulf off the Florida coast, was captured on video by SeaTrek ...

The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever ... still have very small populations and are considered vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered. Whales are mammals — the same overall ...

The frequency was much higher than a blue whale or its cousin, the fin whale, leaving scientists to ponder the mystery of Whale 52. The leviathan has been heard many times since, but never seen.

This blue whale skull is one of the largest in any ... Handley succeeded in efforts to list eight large whale species under the Endangered Species Conservation Act, the legislative predecessor ...

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blue, fin, and humpback whales.” Dead humpback whale at Manhattan Beach ... more than 1.7 million members and online activists dedicated to the protection of endangered species and wild places.

"In contrast, blue and fin whale song rose primarily during the ... "Our findings can help resource managers and policymakers better protect endangered whales.” ...