The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

Adult humpback whales don’t really have predators to look out for, and researchers believe they rely on other senses, including smell, to detect their prey. Unlike their cousins the toothed ...

There are over 90 whale species. Some of the most famous whale species are humpback whales, sperm whales, blue whales and narwhals. Despite their name, killer whales — or orcas — are not whales.

A majestic humpback whale, named Zillion, was captured on camera accidentally scooping up a seal while trying to snack on some fish off the coast of Washington state.

A humpback whale was severely injured in Glacier Bay. National Park Service staff say they first saw the injury last Friday, ...

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a 24-year-old kayaker last Saturday during a father-son excursion out on the icy waters around Chile’s southernmost Patagonia region.

A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't have swallowed him even if it wanted to.

Examples of baleen whales include blue whales, fin whales and humpback whales. Toothed whales usually eat larger prey, which can include fish, squid, octopus, seabirds, seals, penguins, sharks ...

A young Venezuelan packrafter briefly became a modern-day Jonah when a humpback whale gulped him up in its jaws and closed its giant mouth.

Sydney’s harbor becomes a humpback highway in winter as the whales migrate from feeding grounds in Antarctica to breeding areas off Australia’s coast.

A father-and-son kayaking expedition off the coast of Punta Arenas in Southern Chile has made headlines all over the world thanks to the dramatic antics of a huge humpback whale. It may be common ...

Better understanding how humpbacks and other whales see could inspire “strategies for making fishing gear more visible” and help the whales avoid deadly encounters with humans.