Scientists say they’ve found a previously unknown whale species – a ‘one tonne’ mammal the size of a horse and may have been on the planet as long as humans. Three specimens of the as-yet-unnamed species, a type of beaked whale, were seen in waters near the San Benito Islands off the coast of Mexico. … Read more
Who knew that’s how they did it? Stunning pictures show mother sperm whale feeding its calf by injecting milk into the sea Russian photographer Mike Korostelev, 38, pictured the tender moment in the Indian Ocean whilst diving The sperm whale calf stimulates the mother’s mammary glands before the milk is released into the water The … Read more
Quite a tail to tell! Train crashes through barrier at Dutch station – and lands on giant whale sculpture 25ft in the air The train ran through the station buffer at 30 minutes past midnight last night, at De Akkers metro station The train shot through the end of the track and came to rest … Read more
Baby bump! Incredible moment a playful humpback calf nudges a kayaker as it breached off Hawaii Marcy Koltun-Crilley was kayaking in Hawaii when she spotted two whales and started filming them Amazing underwater footage from the 63-year-old’s GoPro shows a humpback whale mother and calf Baby humpback whale then breaches the surface and playfully bumps her kayak before … Read more
Smile for the camera! Whale shark swallows an entire shoal of fish in award-winning photo Photographer Evans Baudin captured the rare scene on a private dive in Mexico during coronavirus lockdown The huge female Whale shark was friendlier than normal, and swam right towards the 32-year-old daredevil He managed to photograph astonishing moment the Whale shark … Read more
Open wide! Incredible image of a whale shark with its mouth full of fish takes the top prize in Scuba Diving Magazine’s underwater photography contest Evans Baudin was announced as the overall winner with his shot of a whale shark swimming in Mexico Another shot showed a multi-coloured wunderpus – a species of octopus – … Read more
An orca named Tahlequah that touched the hearts of people around the world in 2018 after she carried her dead calf for 17 days has given birth to a new baby. The 21 year-old orca — or ‘killer whale’ — gave birth on September 4 to her new calf, dubbed ‘J57’ by researchers, in the … Read more
SoftBank made significant option purchases during the run-up in the U.S. stock market in recent weeks as a way of temporarily investing some proceeds from asset sales, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Investors had been speculating about the ‘Nasdaq whale’ conducting massive options purchases. Now, sources tell the Wall Street Journal that … Read more
Give us a wave! Friendly humpback stuns whale watcher by giving him a high-five with its massive fin The incredible moment took place in the Maui Nui Basin off the coast of Hawaii Humpback whale gracefully made its way to whale watchers’ boat to say hello One man was able to high-five the whale as … Read more
Over the past few weeks there have been 29 strandings or sightings of rare beaked whales throughout Europe – and experts think a Nato sonar exercise is to blame. The Nato sonar anti-submarine exercise off the coast of Iceland happened in July and within two weeks whales began to appear in unusual locations. Sonar commonly used … Read more