A young sperm whale that died after becoming stranded on a Scottish island last week had a ball of debris weighing roughly 100 kilograms (220 pounds) in its stomach, according to an organization that carried out a postmortem on the animal.
On the west coast of Hawaii Island, the sun rises over tall volcanoes and glints off the vast blue Pacific in Honokohau Harbor near Kailua-Kona. Tourists climb aboard waiting boats in the bright morning light, giddy at the prospect of swimming beside the island's famous spinner dolphins.
It's not just humans that are left or right-handed. Animals also show a clear preference for what scientists call "lateralized behavior."
While tens of thousands of travelers descend on Peru annually to visit well-known attractions such as Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley and Lima, one of the country's most beautiful and interesting spots is virtually ignored by tourists.
One image was clear -- a dead orca calf being carried across the ocean by its apparently grief-stricken mother. The calf may well have died from malnutrition. The Southern Resident Killer Whales in its pod are facing a critical shortage of their main food source: fat, juicy salmon.
A key population of humpback whales is in recovery after it was pushed close to extinction by centuries of exploitation, according to a new study.
A rare white orca calf has been spotted along the Washington coast, delighting whale watchers lucky enough to see him.
Online travel giant TripAdvisor is making a big change to its policy on animal attractions. The company announced it will no longer sell tickets to or make money from attractions that breed or import captive whales and dolphins.
Four whales stranded themselves on a South Carolina beach, before one of them died and three were euthanized, a local news station reported.
About 26 whales beached this week in Georgia -- and 16 of them died -- in the second mass stranding this year in the state, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said.
For many NFL teams, their hopes of making the playoffs have already been dashed. But for others, the fun has only just begun.
A young whale stranded early Sunday morning on the shore of Ocean City, Maryland, has died, the state Department of Natural Resources said.
The fate of the increasingly rare North Atlantic right whale has always been left up to humans.
The Southern Resident killer whale population has fallen to only 73 because three adult killer whales reported missing in July are now presumed to be dead.
Virgin Holidays is done promoting whales in captivity.
A baby orca, likely born May 24, 2019, is a girl, researchers confirmed.
For the whale hunters, the inaugural expedition was a big success.
On the first day of Japan's return to commercial whaling, two whales were killed and brought back to port.
Environmentalists have removed more than 40 tons of plastic from the Pacific Ocean.
Rescuers freed a humpback whale that got tangled in a shark net off the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
Russia is to begin freeing a small group of beluga whales and orcas held in a cramped pen, which some have dubbed "whale jail," in the country's far eastern coast.
Marine biologists have for the first time recorded the song of the world's rarest large whale, the eastern North Pacific right whale, of which fewer than 30 individuals remain.
Are you a waterfront owner who does not mind dead whales on your property? There's a special offer for you in Washington state.
A total of 261 bottlenose dolphins were found stranded between Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle, officials said.
