The whale was believed to be around 130 years old at the time of capture- potentially making it the oldest living mammal on the planet. Although bowhead whales remain largely mysterious ...

In the summer of 2020, researchers from the University of Manitoba set up a time-lapse camera overlooking the Churchill River ...

Its discovery shattered all records that had previously existed and exceeded the known lifespan of the 211-year-old bowhead whale. What are the challenges faced by the scientists in determining ...

Yugu Alfred Ningeok is the son of a whaling captain and a member of an Inupiat whaling crew. An umiak, or skin boat, carries a small team in pursuit of a whale. Hear more about camping on sea ice ...

Bowhead whales in the Arctic Ocean also sync up their ... and their longevity – studies suggest they can live to be over 200 years old. But, much about their behaviour remains unknown.

As the whale hall at the Natural History Museum undergoes a deep clean and refresh, we take a peek behind the scenes at how our conservators have been cleaning one of the biggest specimens on display: ...

Drones solve a 170-year-old mystery about bowhead whale behaviour Bowhead whales live up to 200 years and have a range over vast distances. For the last 170 years, local Inuit have observed that ...