One of the world's most endangered whales that was first identified two years off the coast of County Donegal has been ...

For more than 60 years, the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) was one of the ocean’s greatest mysteries.

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA–When Jason Gedamke and Daniel Costa first went to Australia to record the sounds of dwarf minke whales, people told them they were wasting their time. There were very few reports of ...

A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.

If bowhead whales produce particularly varied and diverse calls in one area, it is very likely that the area is a breeding ground. The species occurs exclusively in the Arctic Ocean and is therefore ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A California photographer captured a whale breaching in San Francisco Bay Friday afternoon between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. George Kaskanlian told Nexstar’s ...

A highlight of the recent survey included a returning visitor: a 45-year-old male right whale that has only been seen one ...