Olaf Meynecke of the Whales and Climate Research Program at Griffith University suction-cupped cameras to the back of some of ...
Increasingly, some politicians and national delegations at fisheries organizations meetings argue that whale populations should be reduced because whales compete with human beings for ever-scarcer ...
Remora species like the whale sucker ( Remora australis) aren’t picky eaters either. When sea lice and other parasites aren’t ...
A large number of whales visiting the waters off New England included an uncommon sighting of an orca eating a tuna and an unusually large group of an endangered species of whale, scientists said. A ...
Marine biologists have documented a remarkable hunting strategy employed by killer whales in the southern Gulf of California, in which they harvest whale sharks' organs. Researchers in Mexico have ...
A large number of whales visiting the waters off New England included an uncommon sighting of an orca eating a tuna and an unusually large group of an endangered species of whale, scientists said. A ...
Whales may be known as gentle giants, but they still have a looming presence as the world’s loudest and largest animals. The Antarctic blue whale can weigh up to 400,000 pounds and stretches to 98 ...
A killer whale in the Salish Sea is observed harassing a porpoise, a behavior that has long perplexed scientists. A study from Wild Orca and UC Davis' SeaDoc Society investigate what may be behind it.
Sharks mostly eat other marine animals, often invertebrates, or plankton. Their diet consists of small fish, mollusks, crustaceans and sometimes bigger species like dolphins or sea lions. Most sharks ...