A humpback whale swallowed a Chilean kayaker whole before miraculously spitting the man out without harming him—a chilling encounter that was caught on camera.

The juvenile humpback whale that washed up on Long Beach was seen frequently in New York City waters and was likely killed in a boat strike.

Humpback whales may be communicating with humans in a playful way, according to researchers who have been studying the marine mammals' behavior.

A male humpback whale swam 8,106 miles (13,046 km) from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, mingling with other whale populations and potentially having sex with them along the way.

A father-and-son kayaking expedition off the coast of Punta Arenas in Southern Chile has made headlines all over the world thanks to the dramatic antics of a huge humpback whale. It may be common ...

While this particular study can’t answer why humpback whales risk migrating if they can give birth further south, it’s possible that other factors are driving migration.

"I was very fortunate to be out on a boat where we had a humpback whale breaching around us, and to see the whole body lift out of the water, it was just spectacular." ...

Drone captures footage of a humpback whale missing its tail fluke — an injury suspected to be from long-term entanglement in fishing gear.

It turns out humpback whales' epic migrations to tropical waters aren't as essential as previously thought for giving birth: calves can be born as far south as Tasmania or New Zealand, 1,500 km ...

A male humpback whale swam 8,106 miles (13,046 km) from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, mingling with other whale populations and potentially having sex with them along the way.