Right whales are the rarest of all large whales. There are several species, but all are identified by enormous heads, which can measure up to one-third of their total body length. These whales ...

Survey experts with the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown say they’ve been thrilled to identify more 162 individual ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean ...

According to Florida Fish and Wildlife, most right whale sightings happen along Florida's east coast but they're occasionally ...

The names are intended to relate to easily recognizable features or facts about each whale. "Researchers who identify right whales in the field benefit from whales having recognizable names," Amy ...

A rare sighting of an endangered North Atlantic right whale was filmed off the coast of Fort Myers, Florida. Anyone who spots a right whale is encouraged to report the sighting to the Coast Guard ...

Researchers from the University of Vermont, who published their findings in Nature Communications, found that humpback, gray and right whales transport more than 3,700 tons of nitrogen each year ...

Three right whale mother-calf pairs have been spotted in Bay, where researchers are monitoring them. Why they are important.

Researchers have reported the first sighting of a North Atlantic right whale calf in Massachusetts waters so far this year. North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered, and there are ...

Back in 2011, though, a pod of killer whales were observed off Oregon Inlet. From mid-November through mid-April, survey teams researching the current North Atlantic right whale population take to ...