Whale watchers off the coast of Argentina got an amazing close-up recently, as a curious whale nudged their boat. Tour organizer Agustin Baraschi told Storyful he captured this video of what he said ...

New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years—almost twice as long ...

The humpback highway is on the move and its a great opportunity for many of us to escape the chilly southern winter.

Southern right whales can live 130 years or more — which is decades longer than previously thought, according to a new study.

The elusive family of killer whales known as J pod, made a surprise return to inland waters on July 14. The pod was seen ...

From the entanglement of Shelagh, a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, to the awe-inspiring appearance of the first blue whale of the season, these events have stunned onlookers and ...

The researchers found that southern right whales — which were once believed to live up to 80 years — can in fact live longer than 130 years, and possibly as long as 150 years.

WILDLIFE advocates are raising urgent concerns about boaters disturbing large whales in Port Phillip Bay after reports ...

More than 75 North Atlantic right whales were spotted in waters off Maine and New Hampshire earlier this week, accounting for about 20 percent of the population of the endangered species. New ...

The endangered right whales' median age at death is about 22. Southern right whales, a closely related species, generally live into their seventies. The difference? Southern whales aren’t facing ...

A spectacular rare white southern right whale has been spotted off the coast of Argentina. Thought to be a young albino whale swimming with its mother, the calf was sighted in July. Calving in ...