HowdobowheadwhalesintheunbrokendarknessoftheArctic'spolarwinterkeepbusyduringbreedingseason?Why,theysing,ofcourse.Fromlatefalltoearlyspring,offtheeastcoastofGre
JapanesewhalingvesselsreturnedtoportonSaturdayaftercatchingmorethan300ofthemammalsintheAntarcticOceanwithoutfacinganyprotestsbyanti-whalinggroups,officialssaid.
Onehundredandthirty-fivewhaleshavediedafterbeingwashedashoreinWesternAustralia.ArescueoperationisunderwayinHamelinBay,onthestate’ssouth-westerntip,tosavetherema
AuthoritiesareinvestigatingaspateofdeathsofminkewhalesalongtheUSeastcoast,officialssaid.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)declaredan"unusualmo
SnowcrabfishingintheGulfofSaintLawrencewillbecurtailedtoprotectendangeredrightwhalesfromtanglinginfishinggear,aCanadianofficialsaidTuesday.TwelveNorthAtlanticri
TheCanadiangovernmentpledgedonWednesdaytoadvanceprotectionfortwospeciesofendangeredwhales.SinceJune,12NorthAtlanticrightwhaleshavebeenfounddeadintheGulfofSt.Law
Officialswiththefederalgovernmentsayit'stimetoconsiderthepossibilitythatendangeredrightwhalescouldbecomeextinctunlessnewstepsaretakentoprotectthem.NorthAtlantic
Bluewhales,theworld'slargestanimals,usuallyfavortheirrightsidewhentheylungetocatchfood–apreferencesimilartoright-handednessinpeople,researcherssaidMonday.Butonc
ByAPDWriterMaverickJAKARTA,Nov.14(APD)—FouroftenspermwhalesbeachedinIndonesia’sAcehcoastwereeventuallydiedafterrescueprocessestobringthembacktotheseajointlycarr
Cetaceans–whalesanddolphins–areamongthebrainiestofbeings.Intermsofsheerbrainsize,thespermwhaleistopsontheEarth,withabrainsixtimeslargerthanthatofahumanbeing.And
Ancientwhaleshadextremelysharppredatorteethsimilartolions,AustralianscientistssaidWednesdayinadiscoverytheybelievedebunkstheoriesthemammalsusedtheirteethtofilte
MarineauthoritiesintheU.S.andCanadasaidFridaytheywillmarshalresourcestotrytofindoutwhat'sbehindastringofdeathsofendangeredNorthAtlanticrightwhales.Theanimalsare
ScientistsonWednesdayunveiledanextinctspeciesoftoothless,whiskeredandobjectivelycutemini-dolphinthatpliedEarth'soceanssome30millionyearsago.Withonlyafossilizedc
TheCanadiangovernmentsaidThursdayitwould"bringalltheresourcesnecessary"toprotecttheendangeredNorthAtlanticrightwhale,after10ofthemammalsdiedintheGulfofStLawrenc
DanishofficialsonTuesdayhoseddownCopenhagen'sfamedLittleMermaidafterthestatuewasfounddousedwithredpaint.Onthegroundinfrontofthestatuewaswritteninred,inEnglish,"
YouhavetheprivilegeofsharingtheplanetwiththelargestanimalthateverlivedonEarth.Thegreatbluewhale,whichcanbefoundineveryoceanaroundtheglobe,isbiggerthananydinosau
Researchers have combined sensor and video technologies to reveal how whales, the largest animals to ever have existed on Earth, subsist on krill and fish, sometimes as small as a paper clip.