A prominent whale expert explains why the kayaker who wound up inside the mouth of a humpback whale was in no danger of being ...

Upon being engulfed by a whale, kayaker Adrián Simancas first noticed the slippery sensation of slime. "I had a moment of realization that I was inside the mouth of something, possibly an orca or sea ...

One of the most unique about whales is that they're the largest animals to ever exist on Earth — even bigger than the largest ...

Reprinted by The Salt Lake Herald-Republican in 1888, the story recalls an attempt by British scientist, James Wickham, to introduce two blue whale calves into the Great Salt Lake. Set in 1873 ...

Avoiding predators is one of the most important jobs for many members of the animal world. Even ocean giants like baleen whales have something to fear from killer whales, their only known natural ...

Time is of the essence for a Brazilian neuroscientist who wants to study whale and dolphin brains before the brains decompose ...

A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't have swallowed him even if it wanted to.

The recent autopsy of a partially devoured great white shark confirms a brutal hunting trend—killer whales around the world are not afraid to attack the fearsome fish, especially when they get a ...

travelled across the Northeast to teach students about whale anatomy and their important role in the marine ecosystem," the report said. Students in grades six through 12 were asked about their ...