Whales are the biggest animal on the planet, dolphins are comparably smaller, but are they all one “big” happy family? They all belong to the Order Cetacea which is the group of sea mammals that ...

You may not catch seals sunbathing or whales leaping out of the water, but dolphins are plentiful at Delaware beaches in the ...

Pádraig Whooley, sightings officer for the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG), says that the same whales spotted off the ...

Dolphins and orcas belong to the group of cetaceans, which includes whales and porpoises. All cetaceans are descended from ...

Sprat are small fish indigenous to Ireland and a rich protein source for whales but also other cetaceans and seabirds. They ...

The Bonehenge Whale Center is a place where scientists and volunteers conduct conservation and education efforts around ...

They’ve recently made headlines for interfering with boats, but intelligent, family-focused and remarkably long-lived orcas–better known as killer whales–contain multitudes.

Cetaceans off Canada’s coasts have followed the same patterns and life cycles for thousands of years. But today, these ...

In the depths of the ocean, the orca, or killer whale, reigns supreme as one of the most terrifying predators. With their massive size—up to 10 meters in length and 8 tons of muscle—these dolphins ...

A 13-day survey conducted in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) found a large variety of marine life living in the region, including sperm whales, Risso’s dolphins, and common dolphins. The ...

How a former lighthouse keeper thinks about the job.

Scientists were astonished to see huge numbers of animals usually seen in traditionally-warmer water, off continental Europe.