Researchers have captured extraordinary footage of sperm whales randomly headbutting each other, confirming anecdotal reports from mariners and whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Scientists have finally captured something long rumored but never proven: sperm whales headbutting each other. Using drone ...

Researchers studying these fascinating animals off the coast of Russia in 2022 discovered traces of an unexpected behavior.

According to authorities, the dead gray whale was spotted near the Golden Gate Bridge in the San Francisco Bay at around 9 ...

A whale’s death offers a unique window and opportunity to study the animal up close and in this particular case, learn more ...

Blue whale calves enter the world already the size of a bus, yet they still face danger. A hungry killer whale sees a slow, ...

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Killer whales are widely considered the ocean’s ultimate predators, occupying the very top of the marine food web. Yet new evidence suggests that the greatest threat to some killer whales may come ...

Local charters are reporting that gray whales — the celebrities of this weekend’s Festival of Whales in the Dana Point Harbor — are being seen on nearly each trip out. In its 55th year, the three-day ...

In 2015, great white sharks vanished from Australia's Neptune Islands. Experts are still trying to work out why White sharks – also known as white pointers – have one known natural predator: the orca, ...

When killer whales attacked a great white shark near South Australia’s Neptune Islands in 2015, the story spread quickly. After the attack, white sharks disappeared from the area for 69 days. Many ...

A single dramatic predation event once shaped the narrative around white shark disappearances at the Neptune Islands. However, by combining more than a decade of acoustic telemetry with tourism ...