After a week of tracking and near-misses, a crew from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration freed the juvenile humpback whale ... amount of whale lice, which is often an indicator ...

A male humpback whale made one of the longest and most unusual migrations on record for the species, an anomaly scientists say might be linked to climate change. The whale was first sighted in ...

By Elizabeth Anne Brown Run-ins with humans are a leading cause of death for humpback ... whales see most of their surroundings in shadowy silhouettes and struggle to resolve fine-scale details ...

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A humpback whale has been found ... ranging marine mammals to study how large-scale environmental changes are affecting their populations. Killer whales have learned advanced hunting skills ...