The Wonder of a Pale WhaleSpotlight 06.04.2026A curious calf with an atypical birthday suit is a good sign for southern right whales.
What a Whale Does Not SeeNews 05.21.2025A whale’s grapefruit-sized eye reveals the reason humpbacks keep swimming into fishing gear.
To Discover the World’s First Intersex Southern Right Whale, the Third Test Was the CharmNews 03.26.2025What you think you know about the world depends on how you’re looking.
Wanted AliveSpotlight 07.14.2020For the first time in decades, Icelandic whalers have stopped hunting fin whales, thanks in part to a growing appreciation for the value these mammals bring to both marine and human communities.
Unexpected PlaymateSpotlight 08.27.2019A young humpback whale is spotted off the coast of Sri Lanka. Is it a sign of a promising trend, or just a fluke?
Head over HeelsSpotlight 02.13.2018To woo a potential mate, a male humpback whale pulls out some surprisingly smooth—and tender—moves.
Beach CrashersSpotlight 02.06.2018Risking it all, some orcas have taken their hunt onto the shore, and their strategy is catching on.
Graceful GiantSpotlight 03.21.2017Their record-setting heft doesn’t stop blue whales from being surprisingly sinuous swimmers.
