Scientists have recorded an 'exceptionally rare' wild orca behavior known as 'tongue-nibbling' for the first time. The social ...

We've recently seen orcas foray into the world of fashion by wearing dead salmon as hats. Now a pair of orcas has been caught ...

For almost two minutes two killer whales hovered, jaws slightly open, trading gentle nibbles to each other’s tongues before ...

Prior to this instance, the “tongue-nibbling” had only been observed a handful of times in captivity. First seen in captive ...

Object Details Collector J. G. Mead Ocean/Sea/Gulf North Atlantic Ocean Notes Rotten-stranded alive 21 july 1974, Herring River, Eastham, Mass. Towed off and released. Skull and baleen at b, baleen ...

Many animals thrive without teeth, adapting unique feeding strategies for survival. Turtles use sharp beaks to crush food, ...

Usually, gray whales don’t stop to eat on their way to their feeding grounds in the Alaskan Arctic. This stopover behavior may be an indication of adaptability, or attempts to adapt.

A humpback whale tethered to the sea floor by a rope was rescued off the coast of Australia after a local fisherman spotted the animal in distress, video shows.

Migrating baleen whales transport high-latitude nutrients to tropical and subtropical ecosystems. Nature Communications, 16 (1). doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56123-2 ...

Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the ...

WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio — A whale baleen specimen used by the Cincinnati Children’s Museum in a hands-on education program is missing and may have been unintentionally picked up during or after ...

A ten-year, nearly 2,000-station ocean survey has uncovered a diffuse veil of plastics drifting through every sampled layer of the North Atlantic ocean and adjoining basins. The findings suggest that ...