This includes the use of their body parts to make a profit. However, Japan, Norway, and Iceland object to the international ban. They continue to practice whaling. If you have ever seen the Free Willy ...

“52-Hertz Whales” is a film based on a novel of the same name by Sonoko Machida, who won the Japan Booksellers’ Award in 2021. A 52-hertz whale refers to one that calls at a pitch of 52 ...

Humpback comeback: whales are reclaiming their territory in the Salish Sea, bringing new life to waters once left empty by ...

Orcas are toothed whales and are closely related to narwhals and belugas, sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins, and porpoises. They are massive, and male orcas can weigh up to 22,000 pounds.

What is it like kayaking where killer whales swim? If you paddle in the Puget Sound in Washington, you may find yourself face-to-face with a pod of killer whales, also known as orcas. Despite their ...

The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia’s southern coast. The Washington-based centre says ...

From a legendary jazz pianist to a festival devoted to whales, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend.

For whale enthusiasts, there’s one must-attend event in Northern California every year: Whalefest Monterey, taking place over ...

An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists ...

Krill is considered to be the largest animal biomass in the wild on Earth and is an important prey species for baleen whales ...

On April 1, 1946, a strong earthquake near the Aleutian Islands in Alaska set off a massive tsunami that hit the Hawaiian ...

A Japanese firm is using AI assisted soundwaves to discover which highly prized tuna fish are the tastiest and able to ...