Humpback whales make custom fishing nets — out of bubbles
To target the tiny prey they depend on, humpbacks have developed a way of trapping them with nets made out of bubbles. A new study shows exactly how they do it.
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Beloved 'Russian spy whale' Hvaldimir is found dead under mysterious circumstances
A beloved beluga whale with a mysterious past was found dead in the waters of Norway over the weekend. Admirers are paying tribute as authorities investigate.
A whale got its turn in the spotlight on the last day of Olympic surfing
Kauli Vaast of Tahiti and Team USA's Caroline Marks both won gold on Monday, capping off a dramatic few days of competition that even included a brief appearance by a whale.
A breaching whale capsized a boat, tossing 2 people overboard off New Hampshire coast
The Coast Guard said the two boaters were uninjured and their boat salvaged. They said the whale appeared to be uninjured.
The jawbone of washed-up whale in New Zealand was removed with chainsaw and stolen
The jawbone of a nearly 50-foot sperm whale that washed ashore in New Zealand's southernmost region has been removed. While the act is illegal, it's also considered disrespectful to the Māori people.
What are sperm whales saying? Researchers find a complex 'alphabet'
Researchers say sperm whales have a complex communication system, an example of how new technology is opening up the mysterious world of animal language.
Toothed whales use 'vocal fry' to hunt for food, scientists say
New research suggests that vocal fry among toothed whales is what gives them the ability to echolocate, hunting down their prey with the loudest sounds produced by any animal on the planet.
Recent whale strandings highlight the mystery that still baffles marine scientists
A recent stranding on remote New Zealand islands left nearly 500 pilot whales dead. Scientists still don't know for sure why the events, also known as beachings, occur, but they have some ideas.
477 stranded whales die on remote New Zealand islands
The whales beached themselves on the Chatham Islands, about 500 miles east of New Zealand's main islands. None of the whales could be refloated and all either died naturally or were euthanized.
32 pilot whales have been rescued out of 230 stranded in Tasmania
The whales were found stranded on the remote west coast of Australia's island state of Tasmania. A marine biologist said the dead animals would be tested for toxins that might explain the disaster.