A rare whale species appears to be in the midst of a promising birthing season, though scientists are skeptical it's enough ...

One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many ...

The biggest whale species on Earth is a monster! There are plenty of large creatures within the Cetacea order (which contains ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It is the ...

Scientists have proven a mammal that was believed to be a whale subspecies is actually a new species entirely, and the new species is critically endangered. Researchers took a closer look at the ...

Scientists say they discovered that two well-known types of killer whales in the North Pacific Ocean are actually two separate species and not just different races. In a study published Wednesday, ...

Scientists photograph the elusive ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, the source of the BW43 echolocation pulse, for the first time.

Whales are not only the biggest animals on the planet, but they’re among the longest-lived, too. A new analysis reveals that right whales can live for more than 130 years, almost twice as long as ...

Whale ancestors were terrestrial mammals that walked on four legs. This bone structure that helped them walk eventually ...

Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's rarest whale species. WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It is the world’s rarest whale, ...