In fact, the southern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis peronii) is the only species of dolphin in the Southern Hemisphere that doesn’t have a dorsal fin.It’s how the species got its rather inelegant ...

It was a rare southern right whale. The whale was traveling south along the beach, according to an Aug. 24 Facebook post from Dolphin Discovery Centre.

Australia's southern right whale population growth has stalled, raising questions about the recovery of a species that was nearly driven to extinction by historical whaling, according to a new study.

The rare southern right whale was spotted with dolphins near Bunbury Lighthouse in Australia. Photo by Ben Carless on Unsplash Visitors near the Bunbury Lighthouse in Australia recently spotted a ...

New study finds that adult female southern right whales visiting Cape Town are 25% lighter than 30 years ago, and are giving birth less often. Skip to main content Thank you for visiting nature.com.

Daily movements of tagged female southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) are being documented via satellite on live maps, pointing to their foraging grounds across the southern hemisphere, and ...

Rare, pure white Risso’s dolphin ‘a show-stopper’ with pod off Southern California About 100 rare (for Orange County) Risso’s dolphins spotted playing in water off Dana Point ...

An adult southern right whale was recently spotted swimming alongside a humpback whale calf. Experts think the larger whale may have adopted the juvenile after it lost its real mother.

A pod of northern right whale dolphins was spotted near the Channel Islands, off the Southern California coast, drone footage shows. This footage was captured by Eli Parnes-Katz, also known as ...

The Southern right whale has a median lifespan of 73.4 years, and 10% live beyond 131.8 years. The North Atlantic right whale has a median lifespan of only 22.3 years because of human impacts, and ...

Southern right whales are critically endangered. They live in the southern and sub Antarctic oceans for most of the year, and migrate to warmer waters in winter, during their breeding season.

The Southern Right whale that is entangled in fishing rope has left Plettenberg Bay and has not been seen since Wednesday. There are fears that if the rope stays on for too long, it may cut into ...