Humpback whale populations have been increasing throughout many of their ranges since a final moratorium on commercial ...

These noises, which sound like burps, barks and snorts, are the first recorded instances of begginglike behavior in a baleen whale. A newborn humpback whale calf resting on its mother's back.

You might not consider Florida a hot spot whale watching; however, you can see right whales during winter. Here's where to ...

Some whales may live to 150. This lifespan is almost double the 70-80 years they are conventionally believed to live.

Humpback whales, which can weigh up to 40 tons and ... which are shrimp-like crustaceans they eat by straining water through bristly baleen plates made of keratin that act like a sieve.

A juvenile humpback whale was found washed ashore on Roosevelt Beach on Long Island, New York, on Monday morning, just days after a deceased minke whale was found nearby.