Sydney’s harbor becomes a humpback highway in winter as the whales migrate from feeding grounds in Antarctica to breeding ...

Humpback whales are famously curious and, at times, playful around boats. The accompanying footage shows Erica Sackrison of Gone Whale Watching San Diego interacting with an especially inquisitive ...

Identifying humpback whales online 05:42. A male humpback whale made one of the longest and most unusual migrations on record for the species, an anomaly scientists say might be linked to climate ...

Viral kayaker video explained A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't have swallowed him even if it wanted to.

Print; PUNTA ARENAS, Chile — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral.

29-foot humpback whale washes up dead on South Carolina island and necropsy reveals it likely died not long after having its skull crushed by boat, study says.

A version of this article appears in print on , Section D, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: Vulnerable Giants: Humpback Whales Can’t See Dangerous Threats Ahead. Order Reprints ...

Brandkamp estimates the whale weighed 10,000-15,000 pounds. Additional information from Whale and Dolphin Conservation said the whale measured 27.4-feet long and was likely less than 3 years old.

Timo Dersch encountered the whales while freediving in the waters surrounding Norway A freediver observing orcas was interrupted by another species of whale. Earlier in 2025, diver Timo Dersch was ...

First spotted in 1972, Old Timer is now a male of at least 53 years, making him “the oldest known humpback whale in the world,” said Pack, who is also the co-founder and president of The ...

PUNTA ARENAS, Chile (AP) — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral. Last ...

The injured humpback whale was photographed by drone July 23 south of Lopez Island. Eric Guth / NMFS Permit #24359 The Whale Museum A humpback whale was spotted swimming with a severed tail off ...