Blue whale calves are huge at birth but still vulnerable, and orca attacks on them are rare, high-risk events that require coordinated pod hunting. Mothers defend calves by positioning their massive ...

Adult female whales gathered to help during birth process They lifted the newborn to sea surface for first breaths Birth process observed in Caribbean off Dominica's coast March 26 (Reuters) - When a ...

Scientists have managed to film a spectacular event rarely witnessed by humans: a sperm whale giving birth while other females worked together to support the mother and her newborn. A team from ...

This new baby whale — the sex has yet to be identified — was born to J-pod and comes only weeks after a seventh calf was born to the three southern resident pods, that one to L-pod. J-54 was first ...

March 26 (Reuters) - When a mother sperm whale gives birth, it is a remarkable team effort. Marine biologists have documented how multiple adult female sperm whales surrounded the mother as the whale ...

Photo of a large blue whale with bright light on a black background. Insulation.© ARomadov/Shutterstock.com Blue whale calves enter the world already the size of a bus, yet they still face danger. A ...