A young humpback whale that washed ashore Saturday in Oregon had to be euthanized after two days of rescue efforts. The whale, a roughly 1 to 2-year-old humpback, had surfaced near San Marine ...

They are big. They are beautiful. And they are back. The return of the humpback whale to greater numbers than observed in decades is part of a larger revival of marine mammals in the Salish Sea. It is ...

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With the help of citizen scientists, researchers studying rare humpback ‘jaw-gaping’ believe the move could be a social display ...

A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in Washington state’s inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes after becoming entangled, possibly in some kind of line or fishing gear, ...

When the capelin roll in on Newfoundland beaches, they bring hungry whales with them but earlier this week a humpback whale was spotted from the shores of Conception Bay.

People at the southern California Ventura Harbor were in for an amazing sight when a juvenile humpback whale swam right past them. Experts believe the young whale had separated from its pod and was ...

One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...

She was one of the Big Apple’s hottest young rising stars — and she was tragically lost too soon. The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a playful and ...