A recent report published in Science Advances concluded that most great whale species have an’ unrecognized potential for ...

A 47-foot fin whale that washed up on Anchorage’s tidal mudflats in November is still drawing visitors, a month later. Why?

Navigate the Arctic wonders of Ulukhaktok, where zodiac landings lead to authentic Inuit crafts, cultural feasts, and ...

Discover Herschel Island's former whaling port, where Arctic wildlife and historic buildings reveal tales of northern ...

Beluga whales are the only whales, other than narwhals, a closely related species, that live exclusively in arctic and subarctic waters. Like many other arctic animals, belugas are white. In fact, the ...

This is the adorable moment a loving beluga whale kissed a toddler who was crouching by the poolside. The playful sea creature gently approached the boy for a kiss in Yingkou, China, on December 9.

In a video posted online, a beluga whale at the Atlantis Sanya aquarium in China is seen following its trainer ... In fact, those "abs" are made up of thick skin and blubber, up to 15 cm thick. This ...

A humpback whale that had been thrilling boaters off Newport Beach, Ca., for several days breached for a prolonged period Sunday, revealing that the mammal is hardly free and thriving. The ...

A humpback whale has made one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, possibly driven by climate change, scientists say. It was seen in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia in 2017 ...

The mouth of the blue whale is cavernous and can hold up to 100 tons of water and prey in a single gulp. Blue whales have a thick layer of blubber that serves many functions. It helps insulate them ...

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 ...

weighing its blubber, and cutting into it to identify various muscles. When CNN spoke with van Helden, the team was just about to remove the whale’s head, which they would later put through a CT ...