A 47-foot fin whale that washed up on Anchorage’s tidal mudflats in November is still drawing visitors, a month later. Why?

Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...

such as their flippers and flukes." Ms Cubaynes' team examined WorldView-3 photos in different parts of the globe, looking for fin whales in the northern Mediterranean; humpbacks off Hawaii ...

Fresh fin whale meat was auctioned in Japan for the first time in nearly 50 years, with prices reaching over $1,300 per kilogram on Thursday. This marks a significant moment for Japan's whaling ...

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 ...

According to the study, scientists looked at pictures on Happywhale, an online platform that collects photos of whale flukes — or tails — from scientists and members of the public from around ...

Rarely does one think of a fin whale. And that would be logical considering the species has been on a slow recovery since ...

The bull known to conservationists as John Coe can be identified by a notch on his dorsal fin ... fluke, or tail fin. He was photographed off Chanonry Point, near Fortrose on the Black Isle, by ...