Learn more about why humpback whales show inadvertent altruism as they save smaller mammals from orcas.

The coastline of Australia is dotted with numerous shark nets intended to shield beachgoers from the ocean’s apex predators. But, recently, the equipment has ensnared an altogether different species.

If that whale decides he’s going to come up and go on your boat, you’re going to dive out of the way,” the boat's captain said. “You’re no match for these whales.” ...

Two people spotted two whales breach out of the water near their boat ...

The whales are also found, naturally, in the waters just offshore.

Sperm whales typically like deep waters, but a duo have been hanging out off Southern California’s coast in recent weeks ...

For the second time in just over a month, responders with the Pacific Northwest Large Whale Entanglement Response Network successfully freed an entangled humpback whale in the Salish Sea. The whale, ...

Sperm whales typically like deep waters, but a duo have been hanging out off Southern California’s coast in recent weeks ...

Boaters got the chance to see the biggest animal on Earth before it disappeared into the fog, passengers said.

Rescuers discovered a humpback whale entangled in a thick rope that was part of the fishing line off the coast of South ...

Two humpback whales came dangerously close to a boat off the coast of New Hampshire on Tuesday. An exclusive video sent to ...

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 ...