The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a playful and spirited cetacean who had become familiar to whale watchers last summer for her acrobatic ...

A humpback whale cruised incognito alongside his vessel until its slick black body shot out of the ocean like a rocket before belly flopping in a spectacular breach in waters so close to the shore ...

UPDATE: This post has been updated with input from NOAA Fisheries regarding the likelihood that the whale had been struck by a ship. A 26-foot humpback whale that was found deceased and entangled ...

Trained responders at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary undertook the life-saving detangling operations for the whales Luke Chinman is an editorial intern at PEOPLE.

These animals don’t frequently wash up on Huntington Beach’s shores. Agencies are looking into the cause of death of the ...

A deceased humpback whale washed ashore near the Huntington Beach Pier last week, prompting an investigation from wildlife ...

Federal wildlife officials say two humpback whales were recently freed of life-threatening entanglements in fishing lines in separate incidents off Maui. One was a subadult whale with 200 feet of ...

KITTY HAWK, N.C. — Following the discovery of a humpback whale that washed ashore Friday in Kitty Hawk, experts are noting a concerning trend seen among the species. Since 2017, humpback whales ...

KITTY HAWK, N.C. — Experts who conducted a necropsy on a juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore Friday in Kitty Hawk said there were some unusual findings, but full results could take a ...

Federal and state investigators are examining the death of a juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore Monday morning in Long Beach. Long Beach police reported the whale was found dead on the ...