The findings are a window into the rich inner lives of whales – and allow us to check the health of the ocean.

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

Fishermen, hunters and researchers gathered at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in Anchorage in January to discuss how ...

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 ...

The whales eat krill and fish that can aggregate in massive schools. However, their diets are distinct. While blue whales ...

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a 24-year-old kayaker last Saturday during a father-son excursion out on the icy waters around Chile’s southernmost Patagonia region. The terrifying moment ...

When the waters in the Pacific Northwest get extra cold in the winter months, many of our marine mammals, including cetaceans, migrate to warmer climates. This includes some of the ...

Kerr says humpback whales don't even want to try, especially considering doing so could lead to a potentially life-threatening jaw injury. "They have no interest in eating us, hurting us," he adds.

The humpback immediately released the kayakers ... "There are no cases of a wild killer whale killing and eating a human either," Hoyt said. Patrick Pester is the trending news writer at Live ...