YACHATS, Ore. — Experts are looking into the stranding of a young humpback whale who was euthanized Monday, nearly two days after it washed ashore north of Yachats, Oregon while entangled in crabbing ...

Meet George, a whale-watching guide in Tonga whose bond with the humpback whales runs deep.

A viral TikTok shows bystanders struggling to help a juvenile humpback whale stranded on the Oregon Coast as experts urge the public to stay back Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has ...

It's the moment whale watchers in California hope to catch - and it didn't disappoint. Video shows the moment a humpback whale leaps out of the ocean - close to the tour boat. It's the moment whale ...

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"While freediving, a bait ball of herrings emerges suddenly and a humpback whale came from beneath to feed, nearly swallowing me,” the freediver said Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE.

A group of friends on a whale-watching trip in Newport Beach got a surprise on Monday when a humpback whale breached just behind them as they posed for a photo. Video taken by one of the passengers ...

A humpback whale was spotted in the Manasquan Inlet on Friday morning. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center is monitoring the situation, concerned the whale could become stranded. The sighting occurs ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) usually don’t travel ...

There are few wildlife spectacles as breathtaking as witnessing a 40-ton humpback whale launch itself out of the ocean, momentarily suspended in air before crashing back into the waves with a ...

A rumor that has circulated online since 2018 claims that, in 2017, a humpback whale in the Cook Islands used its body to push marine biologist Nan Hauser around while she was underwater, seemingly to ...