It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species ...

The dissection, conducted alongside Māori iwi members, honors the whale as a sacred “taonga” (treasure) and includes ...

Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's ...

According to local media reports, around 40 long-finned pilot whales were found stranded at central New Zealand's Golden Bay, and at least two have already died.

An orca pod in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico has devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks — the ...

The method of hunting may imply that some orcas in the Gulf of California have acquired a special set of skills–like going ...

Orcas’ physiology should hamper their ability to catch whale sharks. “They have lungs,” says Pancaldi. The whale shark, with gills, can do infinite lurks and dive 2,000 meters deep, while its mammal ...

The long-term analysis of blue whale and fin whale vocalizations in the eastern Fram Strait offers valuable insights into ...

A ferry captain captured the stunning moment a family of killer whales, or orcas, came within 10 feet of the boat in downtown Vancouver.

In Cabo San Lucas, the Pacific Ocean and Sea of Cortez meet, resulting in a biodiverse area that "transforms into a ...

But the Pacific gyre, where three major ocean currents converge ... that continue to capture and kill dolphins, porpoises and whales. Turtles can mistake plastic bags for prey, such as jellyfish.