A new study shows that as humpback whale populations recover from past whaling, older males are gaining a major advantage in reproduction. Early in the recovery, breeding groups were dominated by ...

New research shows that, off the U.S. West Coast, humpback whales face a higher risk of getting entangled in fishing ...

Right on the very first day of our whale safari, guide Jeff drives us to despair. Up until now, we were all patiently looking ...

Warming ocean waters are shrinking whale feeding areas and increasing entanglement risk along the U.S. West Coast.

The bones of a whale that died at North Myrtle Beach 40 years ago were supposed to be displayed at SC's state museum. But it ...

Experience matters but are older whales more desirable? Do they have better game?

Whales are not just big, they're a big deal for healthy oceans. Whale poo is responsible for moving tonnes of nutrients from deep water up to the surface. Now new research shows that whales also move ...

Recovering humpback whale populations are revealing a hidden shift: older males are increasingly outcompeting younger rivals to father calves.

New research from the University of St Andrews published in Current Biology, has shown that the role of age in male humpback ...

New research reveals older singing male whales are increasingly successful at siring offspring compared to younger males.

Biologists trying to determine what killed a juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore on the Balboa Peninsula this week spent Thursday morning collecting valuable samples from its carcass. The ...

Older male whales are more successful at mating than their younger rivals because they are better singers, suggests new ...