Recent declines in North Pacific humpback whale reproduction and survival of calves highlight the need to understand how mother-calf pairs expend energy across their migratory cycle. The study was ...

NOAA Fisheries West Coast An orca whale mother has kept her dead calf by her side for at least 11 days. Tahlequah (who is also known as her alpha-numeric designation, J35) previously made ...

“As with last time, I think it’s enough to recognize how strong the mother-calf bond is in killer whales (among the strongest social relationships in any animal), and to see that she is clearl ...

Two rare female whales have been documented off the coast of Florida, each with a calf, marine surveyors said ... been calling Caterpillar a potential mother. But she's been hit by at least ...

However, the mother and calf were already behaving unusually, which made scientists with the Center for Whale Research concerned for the health of the baby whale. Unfortunately, their worries were ...

Tahlequah, a mother orca who gained fame in 2018 ... “The death of any calf in the Southern Resident killer whale population is a tremendous loss, but the death of J61 is particularly ...

State officials said the body of a whale calf was found on a Maui beach Friday. Courtesy photo State officials were notified Friday morning of a newborn humpback whale calf that was found dead on ...

Volunteer rescuers have freed a humpback whale entangled in ropes at a Skye salmon farm. The animal was spotted in difficulty at Organic Sea Harvest's Invertote site near Staffin in the north of the ...