— Spade-toothed whales are the world’s rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. No one knows how many there are, what ...

A fin whale that washed ashore near Anchorage’s Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in November will soon find its permanent home in ...

Researchers said the sighting “brings hope for the species,” which is listed as critically endangered by the International ...

The juvenile fin whale washed ashore on the Anchorage mud flats in November and drew thousands of visitors. It’s still there.

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

The name “transient” was coined by killer whale researcher Dr. Michael Bigg who observed ... "While the sizes and shapes of ...

The giant extinct shark species known as the megalodon has captured the interest of scientists and the general public alike, ...

The 15-metre (49ft) long whale was ... with white markings around the lower jaw and underside. It has relatively short, stubby flippers and a low hump instead of a dorsal fin.

Check out our stories here. Sinocyclocheilus xingrenensis, or the Xingren golden-lined fish, has a “golden yellow” body with “slightly translucent white” fins and black gills, according to ...

By the end of the ride, the group had counted more than 2,000 dolphins, including light gray baby calves, several hundred Pacific white-sided dolphins, and northern right whale dolphins.

Eavesdropping on whale songs has provided vital new information in the battle to protect the endangered species. Variations in detected whale songs are linked with shifting food sources for the ...