Humpback whales are thriving again. They switch foods, use creative hunting, and enter new waters. Their flexibility helps ...

Humpback whales were spotted feeding on a giant bait ball of anchovies off the coast of San Diego, a rare sight in Southern ...

When University of Southern Denmark whale researcher Olga Filatova set off on her first field trip in 2000, she spent five ...

Humpback whales live in all the world's oceans, from the Arctic to the tropics to the Antarctic, and many of them make annual migrations between 3,000 and 8,000km. But one individual has gone on a ...

Whale photographer Jodi Frediani captured the moment with her camera from another boat nearby in the waters near Monterey Bay, California Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Each year, more than 10,000 humpback whales migrate to Hawaii. Here are some interesting facts to know about their behavior ...

The Maui Nui Marine Resource Council will host its quarterly Know Your Ocean Speaker Series on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, ...

The first baby humpback whale of the season has been spotted in the Salish Sea off Washington, photos show. A whale watching tour agency, Eagle Wing Tours, reported seeing the calf April 18 off San ...

PETA, ODFW, crab commissioner weigh in  A young humpback whale washed ashore in Yachats on Nov. 15 and was euthanized following two days of being stranded on the beach.  Marine officials determined ...

The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians harvested parts of a humpback whale that beached in Yachats, the first whale ...

SEATTLE — It’s a good thing seals aren’t on a humpback whale’s menu. A photograph by a whale-watching naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the giant ...

Talk about a close call. A humpback whale swallowed a Chilean kayaker whole before miraculously spitting the man out without harming him—a chilling encounter that was caught on camera. Adrián Simancas ...