But despite their best efforts, most of the whales ignored them — or at least make no discernable acknowledgement of the sounds. But then, a female humpback named Twain began circling their boat.
The nearly 25-foot juvenile humpback whale was discovered near 51st Street in Long Beach Township on Thursday. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center says the whale suffered numerous injuries ...
Humpback whales typically feed by filling their large, pleated oral pouch with ocean water, then expelling the water through built-in filters called baleen, which retains krill and fish.
The mother immediately attempted to ward off the killer whales by swishing her tail and fins. Unfortunately for the humpback family, the orcas had a variety of tricks on hand to secure the calf as ...
Orcas like these seen off the Shetland Isles are increasingly common visitors to our waters Credit: BRYDON THOMASON/LORNE GILL/NATURESCOT Centuries of hunting, habitat loss and persecution have ...
LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP — A humpback whale that washed ashore early Thursday morning had signs of "blunt force trauma" and multiple broken bones, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center of ...
Orcas (Orcinus orca), also known as Killer whales, are easily recognized by their black-and-white markings on their bodies. More specifically, these whales have an iconic white patch near their eyes.
Since 2016, there's been an unusual rise in dead humpback whales along the East Coast, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Eight humpback whales were found dead in ...
Feb. 21, 2024 — The iconic baleen whales, such as the blue, gray and humpback whale, depend on sound for communication in the vast marine environment where they live. Now researchers have for ...
New breakthrough raises hopes Humpback whales are named for the distinctive hump on their backs. The species lives in all oceans around the world and has one of the longest migrations of any ...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries division has been monitoring what they describe as an unusually high number of deaths among humpback whales in the Atlantic ocean.
“This month’s Kids Hour includes the screening of the 2016 Ocean Vet episode on Humpback Whales. The episode follows the late Ocean Vet, Neil Burnie along with a team of scientists on an ...