A humpback whale appeared to swallow then spit out a kayaker in a viral video filmed off the coast of Chile. But was he actually in any danger?

Spanning more octaves than a piano, humpback whales sing powerfully into the vast ocean. These songs are beautifully complex, ...

A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't have swallowed him even if it wanted to.

In recent years, researchers have documented salmon surviving in North Slope rivers, bowhead whales expanding their foraging ...

He told media the whale 'tried to eat' him recalling being inside the whale's mouth and 'struggling' but ultimately knowing ...

Still, although Simancas felt he had been swallowed, humpback whales have filter feeders which cannot completely eat someone ...

So, if humpbacks are not trying to eat humans, why do they swallow us? The answer is that they do it by accident. Humpback whales can be highly energetic and often jump above the surface of the ...

According to the team, these findings indicate that seasonal and yearly changes to the amount of baleen whale song might mirror changes in the local food web. A better understanding of the ...

Sightings of certain whale species increased significantly in 2024 in the Puget Sound. What about humpback whales?

Humpback whales often travel alone, but will sometimes travel in groups of 10 to 15 whales. The WDFW says they mainly eat small schooling fishes and krill. Can you go humpback whale watching in WA?