The number of whales counted in waters off Maui Nui appears to be about the same as last year. Pacific Whale Foundation chief ...
Fred Sharpe has studied humpback whales in Alaska for more than three decades. He’s particularly interested in the sounds they make – and what they mean. Lately, the biologist has been focusing on the ...
A study found that humpback whales in the North Pacific are getting smaller. Compared to the mid-1900s, mature whales are now about one to two feet shorter, according to The Maui News. Researchers ...
A U.S. Coast Guard boat approaches the humpback whale carcass on Saturday, July 26. A dead humpback whale calf washed ashore near Douglas Harbor in Juneau over the weekend. National Oceanic and ...
Humpback whales are teaching each other a feeding technique called bubble netting, and it's helping a Canadian population recover from whaling.
Humpback whales aren’t just recovering in numbers. Learning to hunt together may help them survive a warming, unpredictable ocean.
A cruise ship reached an Alaska port with a surprise on its bow: the carcass of a humpback whale. The Grand Princess, a 949-foot ship in the Princess Cruises fleet, on Wednesday morning pulled into ...
Learn more about how whales communicate and how researchers are working to find out if humans and whales could one day ...