In mid‑June, a rare case of mammalian altruism unfolded off the coast of Western Australia. A pod of dolphins escorted a young humpback whale from the confines of a shallow bay into deeper water.

Researchers have documented dozens of playful interactions between whales and dolphins across oceans, highlighting a previously unknown form of marine mammal behaviour. The research, published in the ...

Harmful commercial fishing practices, particularly unregulated trawling, are likely factors in the dolphins’ deaths ...

BALD HEAD ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - Students with Brunswick Community College (BCC) came close to a rare humpback whale sighting near Bald Head Island. Students were surveying routine bottlenose dolphins ...

In the month of June, tens of thousands of humpback whales make the journey from the freezing waters around Antarctica to warmer waters. They work their way up the coast of Western Australia to their ...

The relationship between whales and dolphins has long been shrouded in mystery. But, new research reveals that — despite their vast difference in size — these marine mammals often enjoy playful ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – After several years of mounting concern over dead whales and dolphins washing ashore, the number of ...

David Carnduff looks back at some of the history of whale and dolphin sightings on the Clyde - and how attitudes towards them ...

A young humpback whale that was euthanized on Monday has been removed from the Oregon beach where it died near Yachats.