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Japan plans to commercially hunt vulnerable fin whales, enraging conservationistsJapan has announced plans to add fin whales — the second-largest animal on Earth — to its list of commercial whaling species, which currently includes Bryde's, sei and minke whales.
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Infamous boat-sinking orcas spotted hundreds of miles from where they should be, baffling scientistsOrcas that attack and sink boats in southwestern Europe have been spotted circling a vessel in Spain, hundreds of miles from where they should currently be. And scientists can't explain why.
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Decomposing globster washes ashore in Malaysia, drawing crowdsA mysterious sea creature found on a beach in Malaysia could be a whale carcass.
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Orcas aren't all the same species, study of North Pacific killer whales revealsScientists suggest that killer whales be divided into two distinct species.
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Orca calf refuses to leave a lagoon where its mother stranded and died off Vancouver IslandRescuers have been trying to coax a 2-year-old orca from a lagoon off Vancouver Island and back to the ocean for five days, but they only have a 30-minute window every day when waters are high.
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Sperm whales drop giant poop bombs to save themselves from orca attackA pod of sperm whales flung their poop at unsuspecting orcas to avoid a fatal attack.
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Brutal footage shows orca mom and son team up to drown another pod's calfFirst of its kind footage captures the moment an orca mom and her son drown a calf in an extremely rare case of infanticide.
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Beluga whales appear to change the shape of their melon heads to communicate, scientists discoverBeluga whales appear to change the shape of their heads during encounters with one another in what scientists believe is a form of visual communication among this highly social species.
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Why some whales go through menopauseToothed whales appear to have lengthened their lifespan without lengthening their reproductive life so they can help care for their grandchildren, a new study suggests.
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