Sanctuary Ocean Count and Great Whale Count volunteers observe koholā, humpback whales from Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Molokaʻi, Hawai‘i and Maui. A total of 429 volunteers gathered data from the ...

A young dead female humpback whale washed ashore in Huntington Beach early Saturday morning. The 20-foot whale washed up at around 5:30 a.m. around lifeguard tower #5, just south of the pier ...

A team of researchers have achieved what might seem like science fiction: a two-way conversation with a humpback whale. Humpback Whale Jumping Out Of The Water. Image by GUDKOVANDREY via Depositphotos ...

A young boy captured incredible footage of a humpback whale swimming off the coast of Cornwall. The mighty animal was captured breaching the water earlier today (January 25) at Mother Ivey's Bay ...

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 ...

Nearly 300 humpback whales, or koholā, were observed in one 15-minute period across the Hawaiian Islands on Saturday morning, the first day of the 2025 Great Whale Count/Sanctuary Ocean Count. The ...

Hundreds of volunteers watching Saturday from shores throughout the Hawaiian Islands gathered data during the first of three humpback whale counts scheduled in 2025. A total of 429 volunteers ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — A deceased humpback whale washed ashore near the Huntington Beach Pier last week, prompting an investigation from wildlife officials. According to the ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) -- A deceased humpback whale washed ashore near the Huntington Beach Pier last week, prompting an investigation from wildlife officials. According to the ...

All told, it was a six-year project to get Finny’s skeleton hung in the museum. It took five years to do so for the museum’s humpback whale. Like Finny, many beloved specimens had nicknames.