Scientists at the New England Aquarium announced Monday the names of 20 North Atlantic right whales. Every right whale in the North Atlantic Right Whale Catalog has a number assigned to it, and ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean ...

Right whales are the rarest of all large whales. There are several species, but all are identified by enormous heads, which can measure up to one-third of their total body length. These whales ...

A humpback whale and her calf are two of thousands of whales who create a newly discovered "conveyor belt," carrying huge quantities of critical nutrients from high latitudes to the tropics. (Credit: ...

The Slow Zone is in effect due to the presence of the endangered North Atlantic right whale, with only around 370 remaining. North Atlantic right whales were detected near Ocean City, Maryland, ...