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

Having failed to persuade the International Whaling Commission (IWC) at its September 2018 meeting to overturn its longstanding ban on commercial whaling, Japan left the IWC on June 30, 2019, after ...

The majestic blue-grey sei whales have begun to resurface along the Patagonian coast of Argentina, a region from which they had vanished nearly 100 years ago due to relentless hunting. This ...

Editor's note: Authorities originally identified the whale as a fin whale, but said later the carcass is that of a smaller sei whale. Marine animal experts are investigating the death of a 44-foot ...