If you ever doubted the overwhelming intelligence of whales this will prove you wrong – a baby whale is clever enough to get the attention of a boat of divers so that they can save its mother who’s in ...

A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse with her for more than two weeks in a harrowing tale of grief, has lost another baby, scientists revealed.

Care to call your kid Caecilius or Cairistiona? Maybe Callimaehlls or Cantilena is more your style? Or, okay, fine, you can branch out from Latin “C” names if you must, since cut-and-dry ...

Scientists believe this is done to prevent the orcas’ hunting success and indirectly protect their own. The new observation of a humpback whale calf being “kidnapped” from the mother adds a new layer ...

Advert This was the second calf J35 had given birth to since her 2018 loss, with the Center for Whale Research confirming that the baby, named J61, was female. However, alarm bells were soon ...

The female killer whale J35 with her newborn calf J61, who died. Photograph: Center for Whale Research A grieving killer whale, known for swimming over 1,000 miles while carrying the body of her dead ...

The orca was spotted carrying the body of another newborn calf just days after researchers believe that she gave birth to a new baby girl. Casual observers and experts are sharing their sorrow for the ...

Whale births often occur during the southbound migration, but it’s rare to encounter a baby whale without its momma. Sadly, newborn gray whales cannot feed or defend themselves if they become ...