Whales have inspired rich histories of storytelling. From the stories told by the Haida in the Pacific Northwest about sǵaana ...

Fragment of projectile point from the cave site of Isturitz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France), made of bone from right whale or ...

Humpback whales are famously curious and, at times, playful around boats. The accompanying footage shows Erica Sackrison of Gone Whale Watching San Diego interacting with an especially inquisitive ...

Those in the Savannah area were part of a unique but tragic scene. A sperm whale was beached on the shore of Hilton Head Island over the weekend. Why did this happen and what do we know?

After being euthanized Sunday evening, the beached whale that washed up on Hilton Head Island is pulled by its tail to the spot where a necropsy can be performed. Town of Hilton Head Facebook A ...

A whale that beached itself on Hilton Head Island on May 4 has been euthanized, local officials announced. The whale, which officials have identified as a juvenile sperm whale, was sedated and ...

ALAMEDA — A dead gray whale was found rolling in the surf off Alameda South Shore Beach, according to the Marine Mammal Center and the California Academy of Sciences. The whale marks the fourth ...

A dead 50-foot gray whale washed ashore in Huntington Beach on Friday, according to officials with the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. The cause of death of the young adult female is not yet known ...

Killer whales are known for hunting in packs, making them a dangerous creature. A pod of more than 60 orcas, better known as killer whales, have been spotted attacking and killing an 18-metre-long ...

"While not the outcome we hoped for, it was in the best interest of this whale," the Marine Mammal Center said Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University ...

Canary Wharf has a huge new addition: a sculpture of a blue whale leaping from the dock in Wood Wharf. The artwork, Whale on the Wharf (Skyscraper), is made of plastic found on Hawaiian beaches ...

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 ...