Animal rescuers said they braved rough seas and powerful winds to free a humpback whale entangled in fishing gear off the coast of Australia during what they described as one of the season’s more ...

One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...

A bright yellow vessel cut through the Morro Bay Harbor like a sunbeam on Monday morning as the captain consulted his radar for clusters of birds and sea lions — clues for finding humpback whales.

The intersection of marine biology and artificial intelligence technology has led to a startling humpback whale population discovery. Approximately 7,000 humpback whales in the North Pacific Ocean ...

Humpback whales are some of the largest creatures on Earth and live in every one of the planet’s oceans. Their seasonal migrations are among the longest of any mammal, stretching thousands of miles.

A humpback whale was severely injured in Glacier Bay. National Park Service staff say they first saw the injury last Friday, and it is the result of an apparent collision with a vessel. They don’t ...

The songs of humpback whales represent one of the most intriguing examples of non-human cultural transmission, wherein complex vocal sequences are learned, modified and disseminated among conspecifics ...

A rumor that has circulated online since 2018 claims that, in 2017, a humpback whale in the Cook Islands used its body to push marine biologist Nan Hauser around while she was underwater, seemingly to ...