Marine scientists are investigating yet another whale death after the carcass of a sperm whale washed up on Cuttyhunk Island over the weekend, one of at least a half dozen to wash ashore in ...

A female killer whale gives birth to one calf at a time every three to 10 years. Orcas work together to take care of the young. Female killer whales live to be around 50 years old, but some orcas ...

Some dogs go down in history. Laika went to space. Rin-Tin-Tin was a movie star. Eba the Whale Dog (@eba_the_whale_dog) doesn't know it, but she's making an invaluable contribution to orca ...

The Chipata High Court has sentenced a 21-year-old man of Katete District to life imprisonment with hard labour for killing a 47-year-old man who was living with albinism. PAUL BANDA of Nkhungulu two ...

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One crypto trader invested $800,000 into Melania Trump’s official memecoin, dubbed Official Melania Meme (MELANIA), and generated over 1,950% in profits, according to data resource Lookonchain ...

In a post on social media, Project Jonah said another stranding had taken place in Christchurch, involving a juvenile beaked whale that came ashore in New Brighton. Project Jonah was called to ...

A wildlife charity has said the number of whale sightings off the Cornish coast has "gone through the roof" in the last few years. Bex Allen from Cornwall Wildlife Trust, said monthly surveys show ...

1, pushing her calf's carcass around, draped over the top of her head as she swam. The dorsal fin of the orca known as J35, or Tahlequah, is seen above the ocean surface as she pushes her dead ...

While fishing off the coast of Honduras in 2023, a group of anglers stumbled upon a rare sight: a pod of orcas hunting down a sperm whale. The underwater attack—which was organized and bloody ...

Complex design of the Blue Whale includes a ‘Synthetic Aperture Sonar’ to capture high-resolution images of the seafloor and detect mines According to Elta, the five-tonne Blue Whale can motor ...