The death brought a sad end to weeks of efforts to guide the whale back to its natural habitat, which culminated with the ...

A humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago in a ...

Tilikum was SeaWorld’s most famous orca - a massive captive whale who had already been linked to deadly incidents before the ...

Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales face a crisis they can’t outswim — and a recent move by the federal government threatens to make a dire situation even worse.

Debate continues to rage over whether a strange carcass found in 1937 was a new species or a basking shark. Either way, the case reveals how little is known about what lies beneath the waves ...

THE man organising the giant lantern parade at Fishguard and Goodwick’s Ar Ymyl y Tir/On Land’s Edge Moby Dick-themed ...

Scientists said that Timmy, an ailing humpback whale, should be left to die in peace. Instead, a motley crew of veterinarians, millionaires, a celebrity biologist, and a YouTuber set out to rescue him ...

German rescuers on Tuesday hauled a stranded humpback whale into a special boat due to carry it to deeper waters, in the latest attempt to free the cetacean whose ordeal has captured hearts in Germany ...

A dead whale spotted floating near the Encinitas coastline early Monday was towed out to sea by lifeguards — and followed by a shark — prompting lifeguards to post warning signs at nearby beaches.

Alissa Deming pierced the whale’s heart on her first try. Bright arterial blood shot up the needle as she started pumping potassium chloride, a medication used to euthanize animals, into the ...

The whale, observed near the eastern German town of Wismar, has been livestreamed globally as it grows progressively weaker and sicker. Experts fear Timmy may soon perish, given the immense challenge ...