While Dana Point's yearly whale-inspired extravaganza has been around for over half a century, and another five years on top of that, we can confidently say that whales have been doing their thing for ...

A whale-sized tragedy has washed up on a SoCal beach. Beachgoers spotted the body of a gnarly, rotting 10-ton humpback whale lying on Newport Beach Wednesday. The body of a 30-foot whale washed ashore ...

South of Santa Cruz, where coastal waters meet the open Pacific, are the deep waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. It's home to an amazing array of creatures: over 300 marine mammal ...

Feb. 13 (UPI) --A North Atlantic right whale washed ashore on a Virginia barrier island, according to federal scientists, marking the second whale of the endangered species to be found dead off the ...

A North Atlantic Right Whale carcass was found floating offshore of Avon, North Carolina, on Jan. 27. The whale, named "Division," had been partially disentangled from heavy rope in December but was ...

A mother humpback whale and her calf swim in waters off Maui. The whales come to Maui every winter as part of their migration cycle. Photo courtesy National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration The ...

Some animals have better publicists than others. Sure, sharks have killed a few people here and there, but thanks to movies like “Jaws” and “The Shallows” everyone thinks they’re all man-eating murder ...

The Aquarium is making waves in animal care and conservation. FOX 35 got a backstage tour of the pavilion to see how the animals were cared for. ORLANDO, Fla. - The Seas with Nemo & Friends inside ...

Humpback whales occasionally swim to boats as if curious about their human occupants. It's a behavior described as mugging. But on Saturday off San Diego, a humpback whale seemed more curious about a ...

Drone footage revealed tourists and boats are harassing endangered whale sharks at a popular site off Mexico's coast. Rule violations include boats getting too close and swimmers touching the sharks, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fossil records make one evolutionary pattern especially ...