One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...

A team from the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) untangled a young humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) off the coast of ...

A response team worked five hours to remove crab pot lines from the whale ...

It turns out humpback whales' epic migrations to tropical waters aren't as essential as previously thought for giving birth: calves can be born as far south as Tasmania or New Zealand, 1,500 km ...

It turns out humpback whales’ epic migrations to tropical waters aren’t as essential as we thought for giving birth: calves can be born as far south as Tasmania or New Zealand, 1,500km further south ...

Only one female whale stuck out from the pod. Researchers call her Luban, the Arabic name for the frankincense-shaped pattern ...

The dead humpback whale "Timmy" lies on the beach on the Danish vacation island of Anholt. The autopsy is now providing researchers with important information.

Just like us, humpback whales have their preferences. They are incredibly intelligent creatures, with brains that can weigh ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A humpback whale nicknamed Timmy that has been stranded in the Baltic Sea off Germany will be left to die; all rescue efforts have ...

Whale researchers combined modern-day sightings with 19 th century records and are revealing new information about when and where humpback whales give birth along a busy “humpback highway” off ...