Wayne Harrison of the KZN Sharks Board said these elusive whales are seen more often each season, drawn by the abundant sardines.

The whales give birth off the southeastern U.S. in the winter and spring and migrate north to New England and Canada to feed.

The Legend of Oriental Pied Hornbill is China's first documentary on the rare species. It narrates the conservation story of ...

The DOC is reminding people of the need for permits for possession of protected marine mammal parts after a buyer purchased ...

The largest blue whale ever recorded weighed over 199 tons. Even average-sized blue whales are massive, weighing around 350,000 pounds. That’s about the same as 30 adult male African elephants.

The sighting of Eternity beyond Canada’s 200-mile limit was an exciting observation for Dr. Jack Lawson, a DFO research scientist and whale expert. Besides being a rare animal, said Lawson, Eternity ...

Dolphins Can 'See' Underwater By Using 'Echolocation' Technique, Scientists Find A team of researchers has managed to delve deeper into the minds of dolphins. They are hopeful that it will aid them in ...

The consequences of the whales’ shifting habitats are dire: Under threat from fishing gear entanglements and vessel strikes, ...

The whales surface to skim-feed. Among them are a female, #3903, and a few males: #4425, #4440 (Avalanche) and #5245. Where their ancient ancestors had teeth, these whales have baleen, filtering ...

Southern right whales are large migratory baleen whales that can be spotted off the Australian coastline in winter as they travel north. The whales come close to shore, which made them ideal, or ...

It’s a whale of a discovery. Literally. A team of paleontologists and volunteers from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) recently excavated the skull and other fossilized bones of a ...

Filter feeding is a technique that needs to be carefully mastered. “It’s an incredibly energy-efficient mechanism, but they have to get it right,” says Richard. “Like any hunter, you want to be ...