Wild orcas on more than 30 occasions in four oceans have attempted to share their prey with people, potentially to develop ...

Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they ...

The smallest species of whale tricks its predators by gushing red gallons of red fluid into the water when under attack ...

The largest blue whale ever recorded weighed over 199 tons. Even average-sized blue whales are massive, weighing around 350,000 pounds. That’s about the same as 30 adult male African elephants.

A study published in the journal Current Biology describes a new example of tool use by a critically endangered population of ...

The whales use quick body movements to tear pieces of bull kelp for use as tools, perhaps the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal.

Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced ...

New footage from Hawaiian waters shows something that should be impossible: unlikely companions sharing dinner without any ...

In a world full of bad news, there’s been good news in whale conservation. Many of the great whales are coming back. In fact, ...

The whale, which is male, was then found dead April 3. Minke whales are considered the smallest of the great, or baleen, whale family, and can grow to more than 26 feet long and weigh as much as ...

A pod of dolphins knows to get out of the way when a massive blue whale opens its huge mouth to eat krill. ©ViralHog / YouTube – Original The blue whale is so large, it dwarfs a pod of dolphins ...