Not long ago, spotting a humpback whale in Arctic seas felt like winning a lottery ticket. In the early 2000s, University of ...

A humpback whale was severely injured in Glacier Bay. National Park Service staff say they first saw the injury last Friday, and it is the result of an apparent collision with a vessel. They don’t ...

Mother Humpback Whale Gently Helps Diver to the Surface to ‘Help Him Breathe' originally appeared on PetHelpful. Underwater photographer Jono Allen has had his fair share of unforgettable encounters ...

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If you've ever wondered how and why "sucker fish" hitch a—usually—wild ride with a humpback whale on the move, new footage captured from camera-tagged whales reveals the secret lives of remoras, and ...

A video shared in a statement from Griffith University shows a handful of long remoras clinging to a whale as it approaches the surface of the water. Right before the whale surfaces, the remoras fling ...

Humpback whales are massive, intelligent, and social creatures residing in all oceans around the globe. These whales can grow up to 60 feet long and weigh up to 80,000 pounds, according to Oceana.

I was lucky enough to go out on a whale-watching expedition in Cape Cod a few summers ago. Our ship was big, and its captains were skilled at getting us close to the giant, feeding marine mammals, so ...

Harrowing footage shows the moment a diver narrowly avoids a confrontation with a pair of humpback whales. The video was posted by diver Timo Dersch in January to his Instagram account and recorded ...

A U.S. Coast Guard boat approaches the humpback whale carcass on Saturday, July 26. A dead humpback whale calf washed ashore near Douglas Harbor in Juneau over the weekend. National Oceanic and ...

Heartbroken’: Humpback whale stranded on Oregon beach will be euthanized - Researchers will perform a necropsy on the whale to determine its cause of death ...