A group of whale watchers, look in horror as a huge humpback whale emerges from the water and swallows two kayakers whole!

Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

In a nutshell Migrating baleen whales transport thousands of tons of nutrients from cold, nutrient-rich feeding grounds to ...

Blue whales migrate during summer to feed in colder regions where krill is plentiful, like in the waters off California. They return to warmer regions such as the Gulf of California and the eastern ...

Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ocean's ecosystem. By transporting nutrients from deep waters to the ...

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the ...

Still, although Simancas felt he had been swallowed, humpback whales have filter feeders which cannot completely eat someone ...

Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...

A mother-calf pair of right whales was spotted close to shore off Ormond Beach on Sunday, Feb. 23.

Sometimes humorously, sometimes dramatically, these Nature Photography prize winning images are a stunning visual tribute to ...

When the Mendocino Coast Whale Festival kicks off in early March, whale lovers not only peer ceaselessly out at the ocean, hoping to see a spout or a fluke, but they flock to their local libraries ...