Center for Whale Research announces birth and loss within J pod
The Center for Whale Research shared bittersweet news on New Year’s Eve: J pod has welcomed a new calf, J62, but also ...
Sex Lives of Whale Sharks Caught on Camera: Pursuit, Love Bites, and Getting Into Position
Researchers have captured rare video of whale shark courtship behavior, revealing intimate details of the largest fish in the ...
Whale shark pre-mating ritual observed for the first time
Whale sharks typically gather around Ningaloo Reef every year from March through July to feast on the plankton and krill that ...
Orca mom is carrying a dead calf for the second time, raising concerns among scientists
Tahlequah, the Southern Resident orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is mourning the loss of another newborn, ...
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Scientists put microphones at the bottom of the Gulf to hear whales. It was eerily quiet.
Scientists initially expected some whale populations to rebound a decade after the BP oil spill. New research suggests they ...
Rare video captures following and biting courtship behavior in elusive whale sharks
Courtship and procreative behavior in many species of elasmobranchs—cartilaginous fish including rays, sawfish, sharks, and skates—may include following and biting. However, there has been little ...
Killer whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days across 1,000 miles of ocean loses another baby
A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse along with her for more than two weeks in a ...
Center for Whale Research confirms birth of new J pod orca, death of female calf J61
The Center for Whale Research announced the addition of a new calf in J pod along with the news of the recent passing of one ...
Bereaved whale spotted pushing another dead calf
A killer whale, which captured the world's attention in 2018 when it was spotted pushing the dead body of its newborn calf ...
Humpback whale that washed up on LI was popular NYC ‘acrobat’ — and was likely killed in a boat strike, experts say
The young whale was a popular humpback who put on shows for whale watchers this summer — once tail throwing directly beneath ...
Local experts react to Donald Trump's claim that wind turbines are causing whale deaths in Massachusetts
NewsCenter 5 spoke to some Massachusetts-based experts as well as local groups opposing the construction of wind turbines in Massachusetts, to hear their thoughts on Trump's comments.