A whale of a tale, indeed. On May 24, scientists were shocked and excited to spot a North Pacific right whale — one of the rarest whale species in the world — off the coast of Marin County ...

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Wash ashore: Officials say this could be world's rarest whale species Here are the top 10 species in the “critically ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Researchers have finally captured footage of the Omura's whale, one of the rarest creatures on Earth, in the wild. The whale was discovered in the Indian Ocean and ...

"The result is that a rare and protected species has suffered as collateral damage from a cruel, unnecessary and increasingly unpopular hunt." What will happen to the whale meat? Iceland sells ...

WELLINGTON--Spade-toothed whales are the world’s rarest, with no live sightings ... relationship of the whale to the few others of the species found, learn what it eats and perhaps lead to ...

One of the world's rarest whale species has seen a slight population rebound, according to data released Tuesday, though experts warn it remains at serious risk of extinction. The number of North ...

Smaller pygmy sperm whales live in the ocean around South Carolina all year round, but other species pass through the Myrtle ...

Ivan, 25, from Serbia, was scuba diving in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt when he spotted a majestic whale shark swimming ...

The United States Navy is highlighting how they protect a group of endangered whales during their annual migration. North ...

It failed to include adequate protections for the Gulf of Mexico Rice’s whale — one of the world’s rarest whales — to prevent the species’ extinction as a result of oil and gas activity. And it lacked ...