Moment whale-watchers are dwarfed by FOUR humpback whales who lunge feed at the surface Whale watchers were blown away as four huge humpbacks feasted on fish hiding underneath their boat The humpbacks lunge fed at the surface of the water in Monterey Bay, California, near the tourist boat The whales were joined by the sea … Read more
Even whales need a cuddle! Two critically endangered North Atlantic right whales appear to HUG each other with their flippers in adorable drone footage captured in Cape Cod Bay Wildlife photographers captured the moment on February 28 Behaviour is rarely observed and may be first time it’s been caught on camera The North Atlantic right … Read more
The largest animal on Earth swims through the depths of the oceans, but 50 million years ago whales walked the land on four legs. A professor at Northeast Ohio Medical University reveals the massive creatures are descendants of an ancient ‘little deer,’ known as Indohyus. Through the research of cetaceans evolution, which includes hippopotamus to … Read more
Playful humpback whales breach in synchronisation off the coast of Maui after chasing each other underwater In the images, the playful pair of whales can be seen chasing each other underwater before breaching The whales breach individually before almost unbelievably in synchronisation with each other off Maui coast Photographer Don McLeish said he was called to the … Read more
Catch of the day: Writer Sadie Whitelocks with a kingfish Sadly, it’s not a whale but there is a frenzy of excitement on the boat as one of our fishing lines pulls tight. A young deckhand wrestles with the line and, with one final tug, a 4 ft-long kingfish flips and flaps on to the … Read more
Whale of a find: Immaculately preserved skeleton of a 39-foot leviathan discovered in Thailand is thought to be up to 5,000 years old The remains were found near the coast in Samut Sakhon, west of Bangkok They are thought to have been from a Bryde’s whale — a species still alive today Carbon dating will be … Read more
Naughty beluga whales play with a keeper by biting flippers off his feet as he tries to clean their water tank A pair of beluga whales in China had a whale of a time teasing their caretaker Funny footage shows the cheeky animals following behind the aquarium diver While the man was cleaning the enclosure, … Read more
Incredible drone footage shows the moment a pair of Bryde’s whales caught waves with surfers near Byron Bay Sydney man Daniel Cook filmed two Bryde’s whales catching waves with surfers The drone footage showed surfers moving out of the way for the giant mammals Whales and dolphins used the waves to propel themselves into a … Read more
Blue whales – the largest animal on Earth – sing at different times of the day depending on the season, a new study says. US experts recorded both individual whales and their greater populations in the Northeast Pacific, using tagging and underwater microphones called ‘hydrophones’. During feeding season in the summer when feasting on krill, blue whales … Read more
Operation whale! Military and marine experts start audacious attempt to move pod of northern bottlenose whales out of a Scottish loch before Europe’s largest military exercise begins Whales have been in firth of Clyde for weeks and have attracted local attention Major Nato war games – Exercise Joint Warrior – is due to start there … Read more