The mammals' mysterious clicks contain a stunning level of complexity, a new study shows. A group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) swims together in the Indian Ocean. For years, researchers ...

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A wildlife veterinarian who performs necropsies shares what it takes to investigate a whale stranding. When a whale dies, it often decomposes quite quickly—the process starts within hours of an animal ...

For centuries, humans have drawn a line between themselves and other species, initially claiming that other animals couldn’t feel pain. Science proved they could. Then the argument shifted: Animals ...

One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giant animals, according to scientists who study them. The ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Whale entanglements in U.S. waters hit a record 95 cases in 2024, well above the historical average of 71 per year ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A California photographer captured a whale breaching in San Francisco Bay Friday afternoon between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. George Kaskanlian told Nexstar’s ...

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It's the most recorded whale deaths in the region since 2019. Nearly two dozen whales have died in the San Francisco Bay Area in recent months, according to animal rescue groups. A total of 19 gray ...

Whale biologist Carrie Newell spotted four blue whales feeding about 3 to 4 miles offshore from Depoe Bay, Oregon on June 27 — an exceptionally rare event in the state’s coastal waters. Newell, ...