A study led by Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute scientists reported distinct trends in the songs of humpback whales ...

The type of net used depends on the prey. Researchers say tool-using species are relatively rare, but animals with the capability of modifying their tools are even more unique. Bubblenet feeding ...

Tens of thousands of humpback whales—more than 45,000 by some estimates—set off on an epic 6,200-mile journey north that runs along Australia’s east coast. They are bound for warm tropical waters ...

Sturdy Humpback Whale. Image by Richard Sagredo via Unsplash Fascinatingly, humpback whale songs aren’t static—they evolve over time within populations. Each breeding season, small modifications ...

A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeanglia e) emerges, slow, deliberate, and gentle in its curious demeanor, casting a ripple across the surface. Then another shadow glides below.

STORY: :: July 21, 2025:: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:: Workers remove a dead humpback whale washed ashore on a popular beach in Rio:: Yasmin Daoualibi, Veterinarian"As many animals appear during this ...

Dead whales have been reported in the San Francisco Bay Area since March 30, when a female gray whale was found dead at Black Sands Beach, located in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) -- Nearly two dozen whales have died in the San Francisco Bay Area in recent months, according to animal rescue groups.

The whales breed off the coast of Mexico but should be farther north at this time of year, Kathi George, director of cetacean conservation biology at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif., ...

Researchers concerned over uptick in whale deaths Nearly two dozen whales have died in the San Francisco Bay Area in recent months, according to animal rescue groups.

Gray whales typically have a "very low profile" in the water that can make them difficult to see, unlike other coastal whales, such as humpback whales, according to the Academy.