In the summer of 2020, researchers from the University of Manitoba set up a time-lapse camera overlooking the Churchill River Estuary. The goal of their research was to understand the interactions ...

As the whale hall at the Natural History Museum undergoes a deep clean and refresh, we take a peek behind the scenes at how our conservators have been cleaning one of the biggest specimens on display: ...

Synchronised diving isn’t something only humans can do. Bowhead whales in the Arctic Ocean also sync up their dives – and they’re able to do so while dozens of kilometres apart from each ...

Yugu Alfred Ningeok is the son of a whaling captain and a member of an Inupiat whaling crew. An umiak, or skin boat, carries a small team in pursuit of a whale. Hear more about camping on sea ice ...

Right whales are one of the most endangered species of whale on the planet. Now, scientists suggest they might have […] ...

Their immense heads measure nearly one-third of their body length, which can total 65 feet in length. Like many arctic whales, bowheads have no dorsal fin; this adaptation allows them to navigate ...

This adventure film features Scott McVay an authority on whales and filmmaker Bill Mason The objective was to film the bowhead a magnificent inhabitant of the cold Arctic seas brought to the edge ...

Drones solve a 170-year-old mystery about bowhead whale behaviour Bowhead whales live up to 200 years and have a range over vast distances. For the last 170 years, local Inuit have observed that ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Bathsheba Demuth delves into the nutrient-rich waters of the Bering Strait, an environment ideal for bowhead whales that have nourished ...

Bowheads are expanding their foraging grounds The warming environment has also been affecting bowhead whales. Traditionally, bowheads travel south to spend their winters feeding on krill in the ...