Proposed amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act would cut down protections to whales, dolphins, polar bears and other species ...

A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest ...

“Dolphins may seek out whales as companions for stimulation, play or even courtship-like behaviour. Meanwhile, certain whale ...

Bowhead whales may carry their babies for as long as 23 months, although more research is needed to confirm the finding. By Miriam Fauzia For animals that humans almost drove into extinction ...

The oceans are thought to be where life started but about 50-million years ago, something incredible happened: some mammals found their way back into the water. NOVA is available to stream on pbs ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are not whales and therefore not mammals, but are sharks and by extension fish. They can reach lengths of around 12 meters (40 feet) and weigh as much as 20.6 tons ...

Instead, they use the blowholes on the top of their head to breathe air at the ocean's surface. Whales evolved from a deer-like land mammal called Pakicetus about 50 million years ago.

These animals are found in every ocean, but this doesn't mean whales are fish. It's time to break down a whale's taxonomy. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Last week, a dead gray whale was also found washed ashore on Huntington Beach. The Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach is performing a necropsy to determine the animal’s cause of death.

Whales evolved from dog-sized land mammals about 50 million years ago. Some of the earliest species evolved short limbs and most likely led a seal-like existence, hunting for fish and then hauling ...