Whale sharks typically gather around Ningaloo Reef every year from March through July to feast on the plankton and krill that ...

Egypt's Wadi Al-Hitan — or "Valley of the Whales" — is famous for its abundance of fossils from the Eocene epoch.

Courtship and procreative behavior in many species of elasmobranchs—cartilaginous fish including rays, sawfish, sharks, and skates—may include following and biting. However, there has been little ...

Researchers search for cause of death for humpback that washed up in Kitty Hawk Submitted by Jennette’s Pier Staff Members of the Outer Banks Marine Mammal Stranding Network along with dozens of ...

Tahlequah, an orca that carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles in 2018, lost another calf recently and ...

Humpback whale populations have been increasing throughout many of their ranges since a final moratorium on commercial whaling was established in 1985 by the International Whaling Commission, NOAA ...

Relaxing among sun-washed vibrant yellows and pale cream hues of the Veuve Clicquot Terrace at Terranea, it’s easy to see ...

According to a statement from NOAA Fisheries, on Jan. 2, 2025, the Norfolk buoy operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and University of South Carolina redetected the presence of ...

Wildlife officials in Florida said a group of endangered right whales made a rare appearance off the coast of Ponte Bedra ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Two new right whale calves were spotted off the coast of Ponte Vedra Beach on Monday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

If you're tired of the run-of-the-mill vacations you typically book and you're on the hunt for a new type of trip in 2025, ...

All linked stories were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. The world’s oceans are filled with mysterious giants, some rarely ever seen. This year, researchers discovered new animal ...