In mid‑June, a rare case of mammalian altruism unfolded off the coast of Western Australia. A pod of dolphins escorted a young humpback whale from the confines of a shallow bay into deeper water.

Best estimates say the average whale weighs roughly a ton per foot of length. We’ll lowball and say the whale in this scenario is 45 feet long. This equates to 45 tons, or 90,000 pounds, of mass ...

Researchers in Australia have significant concerns about local humpback whale populations in the Southern Ocean due to recent shifts in migration patterns. The University of Queensland found that the ...

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A juvenile humpback may be left to rot after it washed ashore in the North-West as the southward migration season for the ...

A  dead juvenile humpback measuring eight metres has closed a Victorian beach until further notice due to fears the carcass could attract sharks. The whale washed up at Sandy Point Beach in the ...

A humpback whale stays by the side of a whale entangled in fishing gear. He spent more than five hours by her side, swimming below her and raising her to the surface to breathe. Photograph By Dan ...

A quiet morning at sea turned into a heart-pounding encounter off Western Australia when a humpback whale rocketed out of the ...

A shark warning triggered by a washed-up whale carcass has forced the closure of Sandy Point beach over the long weekend, with the public urged to stay clear. Shark concerns have closed a popular ...

(KRON) — Humpback whales are back. More than 150 of the gentle ocean giants were counted recently by volunteer naturalists at Bodega Head, according to Sonoma Land Trust. “It’s that time of year: the ...