Humpback whales are some of the largest creatures on Earth and live in every one of the planet’s oceans. Their seasonal ...

Short-beaked dolphins range between 6 feet and 8 feet long and usually weigh around 170 pounds, according to the National ...

Between May and August, thousands of humpback whales migrate north along Australia's East coast to warmer waters. They travel ...

An adult female humpback whale was spotted “launching herself out of the water” before giving boaters a show with four “huge chin slaps, and some pectoral fin slapping” near the boat, according to a ...

A pod of humpback whales encountered a group of killer whales during feeding time off the coast of California. On June 24, a group "lucky enough" to spot nine orcas was even able to identify them, ...

Humpback whales very occasionally injure humans if they feel threatened. For example, a female humpback whale with a calf charged swimmers in Australia in 2020, sending two people to the hospital.

An endangered humpback whale was recently spotted showing severe injuries from an apparent collision with a boat near Glacier ...

National Geographic scientists filmed the first-ever footage of a humpback whale giving birth in the waters of Lahaina, Hawaii. The extremely rare footage was captured just past sunset on March 5 ...

A male humpback whale has made an extraordinary journey from South America to Africa — traveling more than 13,046 kilometers (8,106 miles) — the longest migration recorded for a single whale ...

Humpback whales blow spiraling circles of bubbles to create underwater nets for their tiny prey, krill. Hunter Warick/Alaska Whale Foundation, images collected under NMFS Permit #19703 hide caption ...

In general, humpback whales get entangled more often than people realize, Neilson said. Weekly Dose of Wonder This video from a humpback 'whale spa' shows skin care is serious — and social ...

To understand humpback vision, Mr. Bolin and his team dissected the eye of a juvenile humpback whale that died on a North Carolina beach in 2011.