Incredible drone footage captured a number of dolphins and a whale feasting on a bait ball in Monterey Bay, California.The ...

The ocean is under increasing pressure. Everyday human activities, from shipping to oil and gas exploration to urban ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, ...

'They often do repetitive leaps for fun or communication within the dolphin herd,' an expert said.

Specialized whale-bone harpoons from southern Brazil dating back 5,000 years suggest that Indigenous groups in the area were ...

After revisiting items from a Brazilian museum, researchers think humans may have been hunting whales 5,000 years ago, a ...

In this rare behaviour, the dolphins push themselves vertically out of the water and ‘walk’ along using their tail.

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Captive wild animal encounters are hugely popular, thanks partly to social media. But our investigation shows many creatures ...

The hunting of large whales goes back much further in time than previously thought. New research from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ...

An unforgettable stretch of roadway hugs the edge of the continent where cliffs rise sharply above the Pacific and waves ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the whale died from entanglement injuries.