Public pressure is growing on authorities to humanely rehabilitate two former performing orcas, following the closure of a ...

The southern resident orca population marked the turn of the year with both heartbreak and hope: the death of a newborn calf ...

Egypt's Wadi Al-Hitan — or "Valley of the Whales" — is famous for its abundance of fossils from the Eocene epoch.

Tahlequah, the Southern Resident orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is mourning the loss of another newborn, ...

Watson has been fighting for the rights of whales and the wider environment for more than 50 years - and is showing no signs ...

Whales enjoy long-distance relationships - synchronizing their dives with pals 60 miles away, suggests new research.

The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is found in the icy waters of the Arctic. These are the longest-living mammals; some ...

The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is a baleen whale species that inhabits waters off the East Coast of the United States and Canada. During the summer, these whales migrate north to ...

Whales have long fascinated scientists and the public alike, with their immense size and graceful movements. Recent studies ...

The southern resident killer whale, known as Tahlequah, has now lost another calf in what the Center for Whale Research called “devastating” news.

The fate of two killer whales is uncertain following the closure of a marine zoo on Sunday. Campaigners and the zoo's managers have been locked in disagreement about what should happen to the orca ...

Tempted to break up winter in the city with a warm mini break? Why not consider something even colder, says Maddy Mussen ...