All news on the topic: Whales

Conservationists criticise ‘disappointing’ and ‘dangerous’ move to allow harpooning of fin whales after curbs last year

A trio of sperm whales washed up on the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coasts has attracted local attention - but people risking being covered in entrails if they stray too close

The whale was found alive on Sunday afternoon after it washed up on a sandbar approximately 50 yards (45 metres) from Service Club Park, Florida according to statements made on Facebook by the Venice Police Department

Orca Lolita was seen in a devastating video swimming in the same tedious pattern all day long in a tank far too small for such a big creature

Rob Perkins, a writer for Responsible Travel and wildlife expert, has explained where best to see whales, dolphins, moose, bears, storks and beavers - among other animals - without travelling too far from the UK

A 25,000-pound and 42-foot fin whale was found in distress in Potter Pond in South Kingston, Rhode Island, but since the animal could not leave, a decision was made to euthanise it

The staggering moment - captured on camera off the coast of Mossel Bay in South Africa - is thought to be first known time a lone orca has hunted down a great white

Despite one of the whales being visibly thin and covered in whale lice, a second whale repeatedly approaching the first and, using its pectoral fins to hold the injured whale in place, iniated shallow, brief penetrations

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT SeaWorld's Tilikum was captured as an infant and tortured by fellor orcas in captivity before he was involved in the deaths of three humans

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The trainer was attacked and killed by Tilikum the orca, who she had worked with at SeaWorld for years and her injuries from the prolonged attack were horrific

The heart-racing clip captured rare proof of one the world's largest sea predators closing in on a group of great white sharks, as one witness declares 'that shark is scared'

A fin whale was found washed up on Tramore Beach near Waterford in Ireland yesterday morning and experts are now investigating the reason why the huge mammal died

Today’s session of the COP 28 summit in Dubai will hear of the critical role the ocean animals play in capturing and storing carbon in the fight against climate change

A humpback whale surfaced just metres away from a fishing boat, sending fish flying and knocking the hull, in an encounter captured by Kenny Namowitz during a fishing trip off the coast of New Jersey

Families aboard a boat were left horrified after spotting a great white shark sinking its teeth into a helpless mammal, leaving the water blood-red. They screamed in terror

The massive fin whale was spotted at first light this morning on South Fistral Beach, in Newquay, Cornwall by surfer Rob Barber. Its cause of death has not been confirmed

The Loch Ness Monster sightings are still being reported after years of searching, and the mystery continues to leave Brits baffled. Here's all of the Nessie theories reported over the years in full

In the past few years, Great White sharks have been found washed up off the coast of South Africa with their livers ripped out and experts believe they know what's causing the attacks

The crew of a Polish tourist yacht were left shell-shocked after surviving the terrifying 45 minute attack by a pod of killer whales in the waters off the coast of Spain

WARNING: DISTRESSING AND GRAPHIC CONTENT Great white sharks have been found off the coast of South Africa with their livers ripped out and experts believe they know what's causing it

Australian surfer Jason Breen, 55, was surfing off one of Sydney's northern beaches on Wednesday, when a whale calf breached the ocean surface and flipped his board

When a half-eaten shark washed up near Victoria on Tuesday, questions began being asked on what would dare devour such a feared predator. A certain frightening mammal is believed to be behind the attack…

A huge whale has sadly died after getting stranded on a Scottish beach despite a major rescue mission to save it. The 25ft mammal was spotted on the South Queensferry coastline near Edinburgh on October 21

A once fearsome great white shark was found washed up on a beach in Victoria, Australia, with experts at a loss at what could have ripped the beast in half in such a grisly fashion

Patrick Williamson said his dog found what appears to be ambergris on Irvine Beach in Ayrshire, Scotland, and the substance - which could be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds - is now being analysed