The Orca Conservancy said the sightings made history. Some whale watchers hope it will again raise awareness of the need to protect them.

With an estimated 20,000 whales dying from ship strikes each year, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Mass ...

Ivan, 25, from Serbia, was scuba diving in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt when he spotted a majestic whale shark swimming ...

The United States Navy is highlighting how they protect a group of endangered whales during their annual migration. North ...

An unexpected visitor has been spotted off the South Shore of Long Island this week. A Long Island man captured video of an approximately 25-foot-long humpback whale ...

The new six-episode podcast from "The New York Times" and Serial Productions follows Keiko the orca's journey from animal actor to free whaleSerial Productions is ready to share a whale of a tale.The ...

A whale that washed up near a coastal resort has been formally identified as a Sowerby's beaked whale, which is rarely seen at sea. The body of the juvenile male was found on Saturday near Smallmouth ...

One water enthusiast was surprised with the rare close encounter with a majestic whale shark.

Smaller pygmy sperm whales live in the ocean around South Carolina all year round, but other species pass through the Myrtle ...

A mysterious clicking sound detected thousands of feet below the surface of the Pacific ocean has revealed fascinating insights into the population of a giant, endangered animal.

The Associated Press has learned that two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge ...

Once thought to be a rare occurrence, researchers at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute detected an unprecedented number of sperm whales in Monterey Bay using underwater microphones.