Swimming with a sperm whale and its calf off the coast of Dominica. In my experience, the central danger of swimming with whales in the open ocean is not that you will get smushed or chomped by a ...

A humpback whale delighted a group of kayakers in the waters around New South Wales, Australia. The calf stopped to check out ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla.,None — February 24 marks one year since a killer whale killed a SeaWorld trainer. Thursday, SeaWorld announced trainers are getting back in the water with the animals. SeaWorld ...

North Atlantic right whales are said to have received their name because historically, they were the 'right' whales for ...

Weighing up to several tons, whale sharks are also notable for their markings. Each pattern of spots is unique and scientists identify individual fish using computer programs first developed to study ...

CAPE COD, Mass. - A rare sighting was captured in the Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts showing a North Atlantic right whale and her calf swimming side by side. The pair was seen March 27. The Woods Hole ...

Swimming with these gentle giants takes the experience to a whole new level. Not only can you feel their enormity, but you ...

An endangered whale that was filmed swimming with beachgoers near a Western Australia beach died after becoming stuck on a sandbar, officials said. The elderly sperm whale was first seen on Saturday ...

Seven tourists in Tenerife have been issued a hefty fine as they jumped into the sea to swim with whales and dolphins. The tourists, who had rented a leisure boat, claimed they were unaware of the ...

BOSTON - New England Aquarium (NEAQ) scientists witnessed a rare sight south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Sunday when they spotted four killer whales, or orcas, swimming together as the researchers ...