A young humpback whale that died, presumably, after it became trapped in a commercial mussel-farming line off Long Beach, Ca.
The loss of Tahlequah’s new calf (“ Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies ,” Dec. 31, Climate Lab) and her all-too-familiar grief ...
Barbara J. King, an anthropology professor at William & Mary College, has spent her career exploring the depth of animals' emotional lives.
The most famous fictional tale about a whale is, of course, Moby Dick. Captain Ahab is obsessed with finding and killing the ...
Donald Trump ordered a “temporary withdrawal” of any new federal leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf for new offshore wind projects. Among his many actions on Monday in his first day as U.S.
Computer models helped decode whale communication. But some scientists say there are barriers that cannot be overcome.
Cetaceans—marine mammals that include dolphins, porpoises, and whales—are crucial to coastal ecology. Their presence fosters ...
This week, mother orca Tahlequah may have surpassed her 2018 tour of grief, during which she carried her dead calf for 17 ...
Marine mammal responders mobilized for the report of a stranded dolphin off Long Key State Park on Jan. 12. What they found ...
Orcas, known for their intelligence, can mimic human language, as demonstrated by a female orca named Wikie who replicated ...
After consulting with federal authorities, rescuers decided the most humane course of action was to euthanize the animal.