“But I had to drop my kids at school and couldn’t get ... it never gets old.” Els Vermeulen, who heads up the Whale Unit for the University of Pretoria’s Mammal Research Institute, watches ...

Bowhead whales were known to live up to 200 years, and a new study finds that southern right whales may live up to age 150 if ...

(Georgia Department of Natural Resources/TNS) Southern right whales can live to be more than 130 years old — which is decades ... researchers have found 19th century harpoon tips embedded ...

Writing this missive at year’s end, I found myself pondering the ties that bind people. My last column about tacos brought hunger inspired feedback from people who were taco bound.

A young humpback whale washed ashore in Long Beach on Monday morning — with authorities now working to determine why it died, according to police. “Early this morning, a juvenile humpback ...

Comparing the resolution on Sri Lanka to a harpoon lodged into the skin of the country’s politics, the Ambassador said, “Whale hunters fire a harpoon with a rope attached to it at the whale. Even as ...

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For more audio journalism and storytelling, download New York Times Audio, a new iOS app available for news subscribers. By Tomas Weber Read by Simon Vance Produced by Jack D’Isidoro Narration ...

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WPMI) — A 40-foot sperm whale was found dead in Fort Morgan, Alabama Sunday morning. Officials removed it from the area and said they would conduct tests to determine the cause of ...

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He loved the ocean and sailing, and […] The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School swim team faced off against their rivals, the Nantucket Whalers on Saturday Dec. 21: The boys narrowly took ...