Whale pee and other bi-products play a vital role in ocean ecosystems. Find out how they transport nutrients across the seas.

The name is also a nod to whale’s father and the high-pitched songs that have led these mammals to be dubbed the “canaries of ...

Opus was the top vote-getter in a virtual poll the aquarium ran exclusively for Shedd members. The baby beluga boy was born ...

A close encounter with one of these larger-than-life leviathans is a life-changing experience – here’s how and where to do it ...

I can’t remember if I’ve seen a whale”. A close encounter with one of these larger-than-life leviathans is a life-changing ...

ABASHIRI, Hokkaido--Fisherman Yoichi Ishigaki has such fond memories of a lone but sociable beluga whale he bonded with while battling cancer that he erected a memorial to his “friend” after ...

If they add graceful, charismatic and supple to the description, they are probably talking about a beluga whale. I remember being mesmerized as I watched two of these ghostlike leviathans swim ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing more than 150 false killer whales that stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania, officials ...

But if you’re looking for the moment that he called “one of the most remarkable things I have ever seen in my life,” don’t miss the pod of four blue whales cavorting. “These are the ...

After existing efforts to save the aquatic animals, Australian authorities are euthanizing 90 beached whales stranded on a Tasmanian beach. During a press conference, Brendon Clark, an officer ...

Ninety surviving false killer whales that were stranded on an isolated beach in the Australian state of Tasmania will be euthanised, authorities have said. More than 150 false killer whales ...