A new study reveals that baleen whales, including humpbacks and gray whales, enrich oceans when they take a whizz.

New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, ...

The 15-metre (49ft) long whale was first ... Its skin is dark or brownish grey, with white markings around the lower jaw and ...

Comprehensive screening analysis of organohalogen compounds in blubber samples of 11 toothed whale species stranded on Japanese coasts revealed species-specific accumulation profiles, with a total ...

The Oregon Parks Department will be hosting whale-watching week from March 22 to 30 at Cape Perpetua State Park. Visitors might catch a glimpse of the 20,000 grey whales that migrate north to the ...

Now, we’re perfectly happy going whale watching in Monterey Bay, California, or gawking at gray whales or humpbacks from the Bay Area’s Mendocino headlands. But if you’re interested in going ...

The animal was initially spotted in difficulty off Skye on Thursday. Rescuers had been trying to monitor the sperm whale since late last week. Animal rights campaigners and marine zoo official say ...

2. Grey whale Often regarded as the friendliest whale in the world. Go to a breeding lagoon in Baja California, on the Pacific coast of Mexico, to scratch and tickle a “friendly” adult or calf ...

Hands while caressing and touching a grey whale. Image via Depositphotos. The recent sighting of a gray whale near Nantucket has captivated the scientific community. Once thought extinct in the ...

Celebrate the annual migration of gray whales near Dana Point at this delightful spring festival. Dana Point is a small city in Southern California that should be on every individual’s bucket list.

While you’re most likely to see an orca while whale watching, you also have a good chance of seeing humpbacks, minkes and gray whales. The migratory patterns will vary by species. Humpback ...