On a sunny Tuesday in the San Francisco Bay, the spout of a gray whale emerged from the depths and sent a heart-shaped cloud ...

The whale was alive when it became stranded on a gravel beach Monday night, but died while responders were on their way to the scene.

The “unusual mortality event” that led to hundreds of gray whale carcasses washing up on the West Coast shoreline has ended, researchers say. The cause: too little food available along its epic ...

The death brought a sad end to weeks of efforts to guide the whale back to its natural habitat, which culminated with the mammal being transported to the North Sea in a barge.

The whale, observed near the eastern German town of Wismar, has been livestreamed globally as it grows progressively weaker and sicker. Experts fear Timmy may soon perish, given the immense challenge ...

When large numbers of gray whales began washing up along North America’s Pacific Coast nearly six years ago, marine scientists could only speculate at the reason: Was it disease? Ocean pollution?

Why the world tried to save Timmy: The science behind our urge to rescue doomed animals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Peterson family view the carcass of a gray whale found in the Bolsa Chica State Beach tidal inlet in Huntington Beach on Feb.

A humpback whale, affectionately dubbed 'Timmy' by local media, is facing its likely final days in the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea, with rescue efforts failing to guide the ailing marine mammal ...

The “unusual mortality event” that led to hundreds of gray whale carcasses washing up on the West Coast shoreline has ended, researchers say. The cause: too little food available along its epic ...