So when whales go viral in other parts of the world, like the man who was recently swallowed and spit out by a humpback whale in Chile, Washingtonians may feel like they are missing out while ...

A humpback whale slaps its tail on the surface of the water in this photo taken from the beach at Haycraft Park in Maalaea. The Maui News archive / Matthew Thayer Nearly 500 volunteers gathering ...

A humpback whale leaping fully out of the water has wowed onlookers off the South West coast. The incredible exhibition off Newquay was captured by amateur wildlife photographer Adrian Langdon.

But it was a whale," he said. "So I didn't have enough time to realize that I was not in danger." Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images These incidents involving humpback whales are rare.

It comes after two humpback whales were rescued from fishing lines off the coast of Skye within days of each other. Last month, rescuers freed a whale that became entangled in a rope at Invertote ...

Last Saturday, Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father, Dell, in Bahía El Águila near the San Isidro Lighthouse in the Strait of Magellan when a humpback whale surfaced unexpectedly.

Last Saturday, Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father, Dell, in Bahía El Águila near the San Isidro Lighthouse in the Strait of Magellan when a humpback whale surfaced, engulfing Adrián ...

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker in southern Chile, before spitting him out unharmed, an amazing escape that was all captured on video. Adrian Simancas was paddling off the Patagonian city ...

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral. Last Saturday, Adrián Simancas was ...

A father-son duo kayaking off the coast of Chile has made waves after sharing a video of what appears to show a humpback whale briefly scooping one of them into its mouth. Adrián Simancas was ...