While they will continue to watch for the young orca, researchers have concluded that J64 is likely deceased, based on this latest encounter. According to the Center for Whale Research, the standard ...

Whale watchers in California received two for the price of one when a female gray whale gave birth to a young calf right in front of their boat. This species usually gives birth in the lagoons of ...

Though humans have tracked and studied whales for centuries, many of their behaviors remain a mystery to us. Whales often participate in behaviors that we do not fully understand, such as “trends” of ...

Tahlequah, a mother orca who gained fame in 2018 for carrying her deceased calf on her back, has lost another child — and heartbreaking photos and video show her again continuing to carry her dead ...

In Australia, rescuers sprang into action to free a humpback calf from a deadly shark net as its mother watched. Off Timor-Leste, rare footage showed a blue whale nursing her calf — offering a glimpse ...

Last week brought a huge new addition to Chicago’s historic Shedd Aquarium: a baby Beluga whale. Born to the aquarium’s female Beluga, Naya, the new calf and its mother are receiving round-the-clock ...

The operators of a San Diego whale-watching company on Sunday were greeted by a newborn gray whale that was without its mom and desperately craving milk. Domenic Biagini, owner of Gone Whale Watching ...

But a new calf for Tahlequah carries a special significance. She is the mother orca who carried a baby inside her for 18 months, and in the summer of 2018 lost it within half an hour of its birth.

A North American right whale mom and calf were spotted off the coast of Amelia Island, Florida, on Dec. 9. Getty Images/iStockphoto Two rare North American right whales — a mom and baby — have been ...