The Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) has announced the arrival of the first humpback whale calf of the 2025 season in the Salish Sea.

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Animal welfare organization TideBreakers is calling for international action, warning that a killer whale mother and her calf ...

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France has been struggling to find a new home for Wikie, 24, and her 11-year-old calf, Keijo, after a marine park closed down ...

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Off the rugged coast of Iceland, an extraordinary and puzzling phenomenon has captured the attention of marine scientists.

"At first, we were like, 'Oh my god, this killer whale calf has a problem,'" the researcher said of the bulbous-headed baby she and her team first spotted back in 2022. It looked at first glance ...