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The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a playful and spirited cetacean who had become familiar to whale watchers last summer for her acrobatic ...

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 ...

Southern right whales in South Africa are bouncing back. But now they’re facing their biggest threat yet – the Anthropocene era — and letting us know why. An aerial view of southern right ...

One of the exciting moments during a hike along the Paria trail is the heavy ‘whoosh’ sounds that you hear some way down to sea level when you summit the second ascent from west to east.

"A blue whale's blowhole is so large that a baby could fit inside it. Like you and me, whales have lungs. They don’t have gills though, so they can’t breathe underwater.

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A male humpback ...

A male humpback whale swam 8,106 miles (13,046 km) from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, mingling with other whale populations and potentially having sex with them along the way. A male humpback ...

By Alexandra E. Petri A humpback whale set a record by traversing at least three oceans and more than 8,000 miles — most likely in search of a mate, according to a new study. A team of ...

The North Atlantic right whales, which were seen off the coast of Massachusetts, are one of the most endangered large whale species. By Johnny Diaz Two endangered whales have been found entangled ...

A photo posted by the organization shows a number of the animals breaching and expelling air from their blowholes. Another photo shows a neonate or newborn whale, which can be identified by a ...