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Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?

The gigantic aquatic acrobats are exciting Brazil’s tourists as numbers recover from whaling. But some marine biologists question how booming tourism and conservation can coexistTh...

Whale of the Month: Rice’s Whale

These newly discovered whales are about as rare as rare can get, and the Trump administration isn’t helping. The post Whale of the Month: Rice’s Whale appeared first on The Good Me...

How decoding beluga whales’ chitchat may save them – and teach us more about ourselves

From humpbacks learning the latest songs to sperm whales’ ‘clan codas’, drones and AI learning are helping reveal another dimension to the concept of culture In 2015, the whale res...

Whales Once Rare Along East Greenland Now Gather by the Thousands in Feeding Frenzies

Learn how retreating sea ice and shifting prey are turning East Greenland into a summer feeding ground for thousands of whales.

Whale supergroup shows rebound from hunting but Iran war endangers them

A South African couple found themselves in a rare situation when they witnessed a humpback whale “supergroup” consisting of nearly 300 of the giant marine mammals gathering togethe...

Astonishing whale feeding frenzy seen off the eastern coast of Greenland

The population of baleen whales along eastern Greenland has boomed in recent decades, and reporter Leah Crane recounts a profound experience of seeing them

Could humans ever communicate with whales? - video

Ever since the earliest known recording of whale song was made in 1949, researchers have been captivated by the wails, rumbles, clicks, grunts and squeals of their communication. A...

Hear the Sonic Blasts Affecting Endangered Rice’s Whales in the Gulf of Mexico

Fewer than 100 Rice’s whales remain on Earth. Researchers say sonic blasts from oil exploration are a top threat to the species. See and hear why.

Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover

Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was closeSperm whales produce a specific pattern of c...

The languages of life: From whale songs to desert calls

There is a kind of music that rises from the waters of Masirah — ancient, haunting and largely unheard by human ears. The humpback whales that inhabit these seas are no ordinary si...

a tail/tale of a whale – part 1

Updated 08/31/26 I had such wonderful plans for the last two weeks of summer. 1; invite Ann to the cottage to relax and do some felting, 2; do some wet felting to add to some dry f...

Whales Are Dragging Fishing Line Across the Pacific, and Your Photos Can Help Save Them

In the first two weeks of July, humpback whales turned up trailing fishing line on both sides of the Pacific, and rescue teams scrambled to reach them. Some whales were freed, some...

Giant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappears

Melting sea ice from climate change has opened up the region for giant whales to undertake "feeding frenzies".

Norway's Whale Museum evokes a giant tail rising out of the water

Whale watchers identify 500th individual humpback prowling NYC waters

A humpback whale breaches off Rockaway. A confluence of factors has made the region more attractive to humpback whales, but the animals also face danger in one of the nationвÐ...

A Whale Gave Birth. A Drone Was There to Capture the Spectacle.

A wildlife photographer noticed a humpback whale displaying unusual behavior off Australia’s east coast, then something extraordinary happened.

Scientists Discover a 5-Million-Year-Old Whale Graveyard Deep Beneath the Indian Ocean

A deep ocean whale graveyard is revealing new clues about whale evolution and the ecosystems that form around their remains. When a whale dies, its body can become the beginning of...

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A humpback whale surfaces in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New York City. — AFP

Thar she blows! Hull Maritime Museum resurfaces with a walk-in whale and a ‘monkey mermaid’

The £20m reboot shows off exhibits ranging from a giant whale skeleton to tiny ‘scrimshaws’ of carved bone to a very strange mermaid, all telling a gripping tale of a great seafari...

Thousands of Giant Whales Are Suddenly Flooding Into an Arctic “Feeding Frenzy”

Thousands of enormous whales are turning the waters off East Greenland into an immense feeding ground that barely existed a generation ago. Fin whales, humpback whales, and common...

Short story, Chasing down the whale, by Susanna Elliffe

'There are more whales on the beach. Council can’t dig holes fast enough' The post

Fears for endangered right whales grow as moratorium clears a key hurdle

A vote by the Republican-controlled Congress is anticipated as early as this summer and is widely expected to pass

As Canada’s captive belugas arrive in the US, questions linger about their future

Thirteen beluga whales, part of a pod of about 30 that were left languishing in a shuttered Canadian theme park, arrived in the U.S. The first transfer of six whales happened on Ju...

Watch: Beluga whales travel by plane and lorry to US from closed Canadian marine park

Six beluga whales have arrived in Illinois and Texas after being moved from a Canadian marine park that could no longer care for them.