Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists say they discovered that two well-known types of killer whales in the North Pacific Ocean are actually two separate ...

More than 40 years since the end of commercial whaling, research reveals an increase in sightings of whales in the south-eastern Atlantic. The post Sightings of two largest whale species offers fresh ...

Increased sightings of the world's two largest whale species–the blue and fin—offers new hope for the future of the ...

Despite a recent 'baby boom,' these critically endangered species still face significant threats ...

More than 150 years ago, a San Francisco whaler noticed something about killer whales that scientists may be about to formally recognize — at least in name. Charles Melville Scammon submitted a ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have “baleen” in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales ...

Scientists say they discovered that two well-known types of killer whales in the North Pacific Ocean are actually two separate species and not just different races. In a study published Wednesday, ...