Behavioral ecologist Michael Weiss was browsing through new drone footage of the orca pods he studies in the Salish Sea when ...

As intimidating as they seem up close, humpback whales often see humans as friends, not foes. The sociability of these gentle souls is perhaps best represented by a curious behavior they exhibit when ...

To understand humpback vision, Mr. Bolin and his team dissected the eye of a juvenile humpback whale that died on a North Carolina beach in 2011. While most whales that wash ashore have been dead ...

The close-up visits, called getting "mugged," happen after the boats shut down when whales are nearby, in compliance with regulations. It is pretty much up to the whale what happens next, Mills said.

In March 2024, one humpback whale stranded at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront had entanglement scars. Close to 90 whales have died off the East Coast since the end of 2022, according to NOAA.

A whale has washed up close to the shoreline on a beach in Corolla Thursday. A video shared with WTKR News 3 shows the whale in the water.

A viral video appears to show a humpback whale gobbling up a kayaker off the coast of South America before quickly spitting him out again. Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father in the ...

KITTY HAWK, N.C. (WAVY) – A humpback whale was found washed up near the Bennett Street Beach Access, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Photographer Rachel Moore captured a mesmerizing close-up of a young humpback whale's blue eye near Tahiti. Named "Sweet Girl" by Moore, the whale tragically died in a ship collision just days later.

A stunning close-up of a female humpback whale's eye, shot by Renowned Photographer, Rachel Moore, is getting attention on social media platforms. The shot has been taken from the side of the ...