While this ocean mammoth is dubbed “blue,” its color is more a reflection of the water it swims in — its skin is actually ...

The young whale was seen off Southern California, struggling, its tail flukes dangerously entangled in rope. The animal may have been injured for as long as half a year. After a week of tracking ...

Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...

the animal had “a large amount of tuna monofilament long line entangled around (its) tail, flukes and caudal peduncle.” The line had “embedded into the flesh,” indicating the whale had ...

If there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that I love natural history. I worked in a natural history museum for ...

If there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that I love natural history. I worked in a natural history museum for ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto Whale watchers in ... spectacular looks at this animal and watched in awe as it arched for a dive, then slowly, slowly lifted its fluke all the way out of the water ...