Newborn pilot whales have been spotted mysteriously swimming among pods of orcas. Scientists are trying to puzzle out how the ...

A drone photographer had a rewarding day off the coast of Southern California recently, spotting gray and humpback whales in ...

A sixth dead gray whale has been found in San Francisco Bay, with the cause of death unknown due to decomposition.

As he descended, a hulking mass took shape below him. There, at an exceptionally shallow 115 feet, lay the body of a baby gray whale. Whale falls are usually not seen by human divers. Typically ...

A resident population of blue whales has for many years lived in the coastal waters of Sri Lanka, but in recent years sightings of the animals have declined rapidly. With multiple pressures on ...

Fin whales are the second-largest whale species on the planet and have a “distinctive coloration – black or dark brownish-gray on the back and sides and white on the underside,” according to ...

At least 18 gray wolf attacks have been confirmed in Sierra Valley over the past month, with wolves moving closer to the residential areas, according to the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office.

Whales can also help cycle nutrients in the ocean when they disturb the seabed as they feed. Gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus), for example, are known to forage for invertebrates on the seafloor ...