This is the stunning moment a huge humpback whale breaches from the water. The mammal, which can weigh up to 35 tonn ...

Sightings of humpback whales cruising the British coast are ... from the fishing village of Staithes. “When it came out of the water it was just enormous.” The humpback was one of three ...

Chrissy Lovett had just opened Maui Ocean Adventures when a deadly wildfire swept through Lahaina in 2023, burning up the ...

Rescuers have freed a humpback whale ... Rescuers said the whale was "unable to swim freely", and released a picture showing the mammal at the surface of the water next to a white buoy, with ...

A man from Cornwall captured footage of a whale leaping from the sea off the coast of Cornwall in an incredible display. The mighty animal was filmed breaching the water several times as it travelled ...

overfishing has depleted stocks of key species leading to significant changes in the distribution of humpback whales' feeding grounds. This has led to concerns that whales might be travelling out ...

Humpback whales are among the most beautiful and gentle creatures on the planet. They are among the largest creatures on land or in the ocean, smaller than only a few other whale species.

The water may be frigid, but brave the temperatures, and you're rewarded with a smorgasbord of brightly colored critters that ...

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The organization's Marine Animal Rescue and Response Team was busier in the first nine months of 2024 than all of 2023, according to the report.

Three humpback whales diving in North Pass between Lincoln Island and ... large enough for a human to crawl through when fully expanded. Killer whale jumping out of water. Image by Christian via ...

Its water is blue and lively ... On my trip, I saw a megapod of dolphins, humpback whales, and sea lions. Even just the view of the islands coming out of the ocean blew me away.