Distinct marks, patterns, pigments and scars all contribute to making each whale’s fluke one of a kind. Modified facial recognition software using artificial intelligence matches up distinct fea ...

"We kept at a distance from it and it just kept leaping out of the water around us, showing its pectoral fins and tail flukes. "I've seen humpback whales over the years around Newquay and Cornwall ...

Tracking some 33,000 whales through photos of their flukes, scientists noted the steep decline which they speculate was due to starvation because of marine heatwaves. Photo identification is ...