In rare video footage, a male whale shark has been spotted biting at his female partner during courtship. Before now, we knew ...

Egypt's Wadi Al-Hitan — or "Valley of the Whales" — is famous for its abundance of fossils from the Eocene epoch.

Whales are not only the biggest animals on the planet, but they’re among the longest-lived, too. A new analysis reveals that ...

A whale spotted in Hong Kong waters was found to have several head injuries ... “It is uncommon to see these species here,” society vice-chairwoman Viena Mak Hei-man said.

State officials were notified Friday morning of a newborn humpback whale calf that was found dead on a beach in Kihei.

A most rare whale was found beached in New Zealand near a river estuary in ... map the whale's relationship to the few others of the species found, learn what it eats, and perhaps provide clues ...

The Fauna & Flora international nature conservation group has identified the weird and wonderful species at risk of ...

Geneticists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries discovered that two distinct populations of ...

The Department of Conservation (DoC) is investigating after one whale was injured and another found dead at the top of the ...

Recent research reveals that southern right whales can live up to 150 years, far exceeding previously estimated life spans.

Scientists had believed Southern right whales have a lifespan of about 70 years, but a new study shows that endangered ...