In the Tarn River, in the French town of Albi, pigeons gather to wash off dirt and dust. But as the oils from their feathers wash downstream, a huge predator senses the birds. They feel their way to ...

Orcas are born with powerful bodies and sharp teeth, but they are not born knowing how to hunt. Here’s why they depend so ...

Whales returning to the warming waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence for the summer are sharing more food resources. The shift ...

A spectacular and rare sighting was captured on video off the Southwest Florida coast: An endangered right whale and her calf ...

Humpback whales will sometimes use an intricate strategy to catch food called bubble-net feeding. A new study suggests they're spreading the knowledge of how to do it to each other.

Whales are mighty. Blue whales, for example, aren’t only the largest animal on Earth, but as far as we know, they’re the ...

Whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are changing their feeding habits as ocean temperatures rise and food becomes harder to find.

The North Atlantic Ocean is warming up. Higher temperatures and increased human activity in the region can trigger abrupt changes in marine ecosystems, for example, how species are distributed and ...

You may not expect an animal measuring to 24m in length and weigh up to 70 tonnes - to be fast, but these truly impressive cetaceans really are. In shape they also resemble their blue cousins, with ...

Whales eat a lot of food. In recent years, experts have estimated that the world’s biggest whales eat between 10 and 20 tons of food a day: the caloric equivalent of 70 to 80 thousand “Big Macs.” ...

As the winter months fast approach, some whale species are making their way from the Antarctic to the warmer waters of Baja California. One species, the humpback whale, has nearly reached its ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride. Scientists tracking humpbacks off the coast of Australia ...