hooked dorsal fin,” the NOAA said. They are the world’s second-largest whale species. Seventeen humpback whales and thirty Risso’s dolphins were also seen between the two trips on Jan. 2 ...

The humpback that washed ... the juvenile whale was also the easiest to spot because of its distinctive scarring along its dorsal fin — a harbinger of the mammal’s tragic death.

comparing it to a photo catalog of known humpback whales in the region. To make the identification, biologists need clear ...

Biologists found significant blunt-force trauma on the right side of the head of a 3-year-old whale and suspect it was hit by ...

Ben and Katie Hellowell Humpback whales can be identified by a small dorsal fin and ridges running to the tail Ms Adams said the creatures were significantly bigger than Minke whales, which grow ...

A “rare” sea creature sighting was captured off the coast of California. During whale watching trips on Jan. 2, onlookers saw a fin whale and a minke whale, which are “rare sightings for ...