A group of whale watchers, look in horror as a huge humpback whale emerges from the water and swallows two kayakers whole!

Some of the most famous whale species are humpback whales, sperm whales, blue whales and narwhals. Despite their name, killer whales — or orcas — are not whales. Instead, they are part of the ...

Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their urine—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii.

Southern Resident killer whale populations are improving, with sightings up 48% in 2024, according to the Orca Behavior Institute. Even the more elusive humpback whale species is seeing population ...

Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people ...

For too long, Humpback whales' urinary contributions to the ocean have been overlooked. Photograph By Martin Van Aswegen, NOAA Permit 21476 In the deep blue water, a one-month-old humpback whale ...

but roughly twice the size of an orca or killer whale. And that’s just the whales in the Northern Hemisphere. Humpback whales in the Southern Hemisphere often grow even larger, with some ...

One moment they were paddling across calm ocean waters, and the next, they were plunged into darkness — inside a humpback whale! How did they survive? Let’s take a closer look! Despite their ...