An entangled humpback whale was rescued off the coast of New Zealand thanks to the help of local anglers. The distressed whale — a juvenile measuring more than 25 feet — was first spotted around 9 a.m ...

Humpback whales have been caught blowing bubble rings at humans in what may be playful or communicative acts. This discovery ...

Nestled at the southern tip of New Jersey, Cape May offers more than its iconic Victorian architecture and beautiful beaches ...

A humpback whale off Long Island waters with propeller scars from a ... A rope wrapped tightly around a fluke or fin can slowly amputate it. NOAA has set speed limits for places whales are likely to ...

Australian scientists and conservationists are searching for a humpback whale entangled in a rope. Scientific and ecological ...

The whale washed up in late May, and biologists suspect it was killed by orcas a week before the corpse was found.

(Read more: “Why humpback whales protect other animals from killer ... and act like a pair of sharpened brass knuckles in a fin fight. Scientists have documented many occasions all over the ...

The whale was about eight metres (25 feet) long, a whale rescue group official said, indicating it was still "quite ...

Wildlife rescue teams scoured Australia's east coast on Monday to find and free a distressed humpback whale tangled in a rope ...

More than 50 years after the bipartisan U.S. Endangered Species Act was passed unanimously in the Senate and 355-4 in the ...

Learn about the playful and curious side of humpback whales, as seen when they create bubble rings during friendly ...

The conflict between protecting endangered species and supporting vital cultures is at play in other places as well. In ...