A humpback whale appeared to swallow then spit out a kayaker in a viral video filmed off the coast of Chile. But was he actually in any danger?

Blue whales are not just the largest animals alive today, but the largest animals to ever live on Earth. They can stretch ...

Feb. 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming ...

The adult female, seeking a new home with her calf after the closure of Marineland in France, faces the grim reality of ...

The clip shows a group of seven orcas — four adults and three calves — as they circle a seal on a tiny chunk of ice in western Antarctica’s Marguerite Bay. The lesson, which ...

The animal’s dorsal fin was still floppy, indicating it was less than 24 hours old, according to news reports.

A newborn killer whale calf spotted off the southern coast of WA could be one of the youngest ever seen in Australian waters.

"The liver, digestive and reproductive organs were missing, and there were four distinctive bite wounds, one of which was characteristic of liver extraction by killer whale, similar to what has ...

A sperm whale washed ashore on Cuttyhunk Island off Cape Cod Sunday, the International Fund for Animal Welfare said in a statement. The most recent whale discovery is part of a series of whale ...

The declining populations of southern resident killer whales (SRKW)– a critically endangered population of orcas–have become a cause for concern among whale researchers. As nature would have it, an ...

Adult humpbacks can grow to 17m in length. In May 2023, a humpback whale that washed up in a Highland loch possibly died after becoming caught up in creel fishing lines, say experts. The animal's ...