SEATTLE — The first humpback calf of the whale watching season was spotted in the Salish Sea earlier this week. The baby, ...

Whale researchers combined modern-day sightings with 19 th century records and are revealing new information about when and where humpback whales give birth along a busy “humpback highway” off ...

An unusual encounter with a group of orcas near Iceland led researchers to discover a new and complex behaviour - they had taken in baby ... groups of whales in question largely eat fish only.

Baumgartner, now a Ph.D. student at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, suddenly realized she was seeing an entirely different species: a baby pilot whale. She and her team observed ...

The Southern Resident killer whale baby was discovered April 6 in the Salish Sea, the Center for Whale Research said in a Facebook post. The pod was swimming past Victoria Harbour, which is on ...

But worst of all is the Baiji, a species of freshwater ... large as they are, whales have few natural predators. The only creatures in the sea able to attack them effectively are sharks and orcas.

On March 18, 2025, whale watchers in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, witnessed a rare spectacle. A baby whale breached right in front of their boat, stunning everyone aboard.

What happens when you put baby blue whales in a freshwater home aquarium? This jaw-dropping video explores the wild idea, the science, and the surprising reactions prepare for a splash of fun and ...

HALEIWA, Hawaii (Island News) -- A baby whale was caught in a net while swimming about one mile off the North Shore. Previous footage of the trapped baby whale was posted on social media.

A peachy-colored baby killer whale was seen bonding and socializing with her family off Washington, drone footage shows. The endangered calf, J-62, was filmed during a Feb. 17 encounter off San ...

Whale births often occur during the southbound migration, but it’s rare to encounter a baby whale without its momma. Sadly, newborn gray whales cannot feed or defend themselves if they become ...

Researchers from the Center for Whale Research and the National ... stagnant water that hurts the fish’s ability to switch from living in a freshwater environment to a salt-water environment.