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Dramatic Photos Show Orcas Hunting Dolphins Off SoCal Coast - Laguna Niguel-Dana Point, CA - A pod of orcas hunting dolphins was spotted just off the coast of Dana Point near Strands Beach this week.

Officials in Seaside Park released video of a June incident where a whale jumped out of the water and right into a fishing boat.

Scientists have used detailed high-resolution satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies' DigitalGlobe, to detect, count and describe four different species of whales. Reported this week in the journal Marine Mammal Science, this study is a big step towards developing a cost-effective method to study whales in remote and inaccessible places, that will help scientists to monitor population changes and understand their behaviour.

Among scientists, however, there remains a prejudice against the idea that animals feel “real” grief or respond in complex ways to death. Following reports of the “grieving,” zoologist Jules Howard, for example, wrote, “If you believe J35 was displaying evidence of mourning or grief, you are making a case that rests on faith, not on scientific endeavor.”

It's still terrifying.

A close encounter with a whale or dolphin can be a special experience, but how close is too close for their safety and yours?

Wildlife officials are responding to reports of several whales that washed ashore Friday morning on Kalapaki Beach.

Narwhals have a long tusk, which is actually a canine tooth that spirals counterclockwise up to nine feet forward from the head of adult males, and a smal

The recent news of a beached sperm whale in Davao should alarm everyone with its theorized cause of death. The 38.8 foot male was found in front of a resort in Babak, Island Garden City of Samal last Saturday. An autopsy report by Darrell Blatchley of D'Bone Collector Museum revealed that the cause of death…

An endangered whale was found dead over the weekend, entangled in derelict fishing gear. Such incidents have been on the rise in recent years. A new California law aims to combat the problem.

At least eight whales in five weeks have washed up dead in the San Francisco Bay, shocking some locals but not highly concerning to some wildlife agencies.

There’s some of the most majestic creatures in the world, and some of the most endangered. While whales are now receiving many protections from hunters,

New Zealand’s whale whisperers worry that manmade changes in the ocean are behind the spike in beachings

Male humpback whales reduce or cease their songs in reaction to human-generated shipping noise, according to a new study.

There are likely many interconnected reasons for declining birth rates. But two key factors are nutrition and stress.

There have been a record 18 deaths and zero births of the species over the past year.

Researchers show that right whales, already an endangered species, may face a dim future.

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When three fisherman found a distressed whale near Bodega Bay on Wednesday, it was tangled up in a mess of crabbing line and pots.