Renee Capozzola’s (AKA @rcapozzola) incredible image of a humpback whale and its calf, won the Hamdan International ... safe within a Seacam underwater housing. I sat down with Renee at the ...

The reef and surrounding sea is thought to be the birthing place of a rapidly growing population of humpback whales ... and attack a mother and her calf, some mothers fight tooth and nail to ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources says it is a deceased humpback whale calf, and that its Divisions of Conservation and Resources Enforcement and Aquatic Resources are responding ...

A mother humpback whale and calf are seen on the coast of Brazil in August 2023. Researchers say they've discovered that humpback whale song is passed down over the years and changes — something ...

Sound is essential for navigation in the underwater ... whales, singing might be a way to explore their environment, express themselves, or even pass on cultural knowledge to future generations ...

UPDATE: This post has been updated with input from NOAA Fisheries regarding the likelihood that the whale had been struck by a ship. A 26-foot humpback whale that was found deceased and entangled ...

Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...

Humpback whales, which are found in all the world’s oceans, are chiefly threatened by entanglements in fishing gear as well as ship strikes and underwater noise, according to the National ...

Federal and state officials are recovering the carcass of a humpback whale calf from the shores of Kihei, Maui. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources says it is a deceased humpback whale ...