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 ...

A humpback whale cruised incognito alongside his vessel until its slick black body shot out of the ocean like a rocket before belly flopping in a spectacular breach in waters so close to the shore ...

Two humpback whales were rescued in separate incidents by disentangling them from lines in waters off Maui at the Hawaiian ...

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COURTESY ED LYMAN /NOAA Trained responder Maria Harvey works to entangle a humpback whale. Federal wildlife officials say two humpback whales were recently freed of life-threatening entanglements in ...

President-elect Donald Trump says wind farms off the Massachusetts coast are “driving the whales crazy,” and his ...

The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a playful and spirited cetacean who had become familiar to whale watchers last summer for her acrobatic ...

State officials said the body of a whale calf was found on a Maui beach Friday. Courtesy photo State officials were notified Friday morning of a newborn humpback whale calf that was found dead on ...

A humpback whale has been filmed splashing around just off the Kent coast, sparking excitement among animal lovers. In a video taken by Kyle Thacker, the majestic beast was spotted from afar ...

A slight smell and tire tracks in the sand are all that remain on the beach following the necropsy of a 27-foot-long, at least 19,000-pound juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore ...

Federal and state officials are recovering the carcass of a humpback whale calf from the shores of Kihei, Maui. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources says it is a deceased humpback ...