Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When marine scientists put suction-cup cameras on humpback whales off Australia’s east coast, they were trying to observe their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sperm and bottlenose whales are known to pursue fishing boats to catch fish that escape the nets. It's an easy way to get a meal ...

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 ...

For killer whales on the hunt for herring, two is better than one. A study published last week in the journal Current Biology found that the animals hunt in pairs and divide tasks with precision, ...

Several recent close encounters with huge, hungry whales have drawn attention to the presence of the enormous animals in Massachusetts waters, but experts urge everyone to keep a safe distance. "It's ...

Whales returning to the warming waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence for the summer are sharing more food resources. The shift in diets is caused by climate change, affecting the kinds of prey fish ...

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 ...

TORONTO (CTV Network) — It appears even killer whales don’t always feel like putting in the effort to hunt for their own food. According to a new study, a group of orcas have been teaching each other ...

The first study of humpback whale entanglements in B.C. aquaculture facilities found eight over 13 years, with the curiosity of young whales a potential contributing factor. Entanglements are one of ...

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario -- An enterprising young killer whale at an aquarium has apparently figured out how to use fish as bait to catch seagulls -- and shared his strategy with his fellow whales.