Killer whales are expanding their territory and have moved into Arctic waters as climate change melts sea ice, with two genetically distinct populations being identified by Canadian scientists.

Whale J35 (known as Tahlequah) seen supporting the dead calf in 2018 A killer whale, which captured the world's attention in 2018 when it was spotted pushing the dead body of its newborn calf for ...

J35, a southern resident killer whale also known as Tahlequah, carried her child's body on her head for 17 days across a distance of 1,000 miles in 2018, according to the Center for Whale Research.

“Similar participation in the process is seen in primates,” Gaydos said in an email. “Killer whales, like chimpanzees, like us, are social animals. Why wouldn’t the whole group participate ...

Large quantities of dog food in Finland were found to contain illegally imported whale meat, officials said. Photo from Karl Heinz Muller, UnSplash About 80,000 pounds of illegally imported whale ...

New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can live over 130 years—nearly twice as long as previously believed. This remarkable longevity aligns with that of their relatives, ...

Lifespan of southern right whales and bowhead whales The study also compares a lifespan of southern right whales to that of its closest kin, the bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus), reaching 211 ...

Whales of all kinds travel the so-called whale superhighway off the Southern California coast. Experts say the changing seas are bringing a wide range and growing number of behemoths to the ...

The research team, collaborating with Indigenous subsistence hunters in Utqiaġvik, utilized chemical analyses of harvested bowhead whales to support their findings. The analysis indicates that ...

Ten people were injured when a toy display fell onto a crowd during a New Year’s Eve event in Massachusetts, fire officials said. The incident occurred during an indoor balloon drop at In The ...

Take a look at some of the top world ocean stories from 2024: 15-foot sea creature stranded on sandbar as river rafters rush to help, video shows A 15-foot whale became stranded on a sandbar in ...