Eco-tourists on a whale-watching vessel, looking forward to observing the mighty creatures in their natural habitat, were instead greeted by the sight of a harpooned whale being dragged in by a Japanese whaling vessel on Friday. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Japan's annual whale hunt generates tons upon tons of meat from hundreds of "scientifically killed" whales. Where does it all go? Japanese food company Asian Lunch offers a spicy solution: Whale Curry. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Fail Whale is the delightful image of a flying whale that Twitter uses when the site is down for one reason or another. The whale, became so popular that folks made their own versions (dozens), ranging from sculptures to tattoos to comics. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

The moment a mother humpback whale gently helps her newborn calf to take its very first breath has been captured on camera.

The rare event is described as the 'Holy Grail' for whale-watchers. Marine scientists said they watched in astonishment as the mother swam beneath the distressed baby and lifted it above the water, clearing its blowhole to take in air. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The partial remains of an ancient toothed whale species that roamed the ocean 5 million years ago have been discovered on a California beach. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

"I had heard about this whale, but we had never been able to find it," said Holly Fearnbach, a research biologist with the National Marine Mammal Laboratory in Seattle who photographed the rarity. "It was quite neat to find it." picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

GRAPHIC. NSFW. Denmark is one of the countries currently supporting efforts to lift the ban on commercial whaling and it does not
oppose the resumption of international trade in whale products. More info here. picked by Turtle 2 years ago

These heartbreaking photos of a mother whale and her calf being dragged to their death by Japanese whalers have been released by the Australian government and greeted with fury by the public. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Activists in the Philippines have rescued what they believe might be the smallest offspring of the world's biggest fish — a whale shark the size of a forearm. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Ralph the Whale Shark died this morning. The second death of a prized animal within the last ten days. picked by civicracer18c1 3 years ago

A BBC natural history crew has filmed the "humpback whale heat run", where 15m long, 40 tonne male whales fight it out to mate with even larger females.

*Be sure and watch the video full screen* picked by tigertony 2 weeks ago

Passers-by and cars were soaked in blood and body parts were sprayed over a road after the bursting of the whale, which was being carried on a trailer
*Thursday, 29 January, 2004* picked by bornbad 6 months ago

A photographic catalog of a traditional whale hunt. Photographer Jonathan Harris accompanied a family of Inupiat Eskimos on a whale hunt. During his week long journey, he took 3,214 photographs, including pictures taken every 5 minutes while he was sleeping. Really creative and interesting interface picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

While cutting through some Egyptian limestone recently, stone masons in Italy made an interesting discovery. A whale fossil. They called in experts who confirmed this was a 40 million year old whale.Then the fun really began. Well, fun for the archeologists that is. They went to the place where the stone was extracted and found prehistoric bone fragments and more. A bigger dig is currently underw... read full post picked by bingo 6 months ago

Researchers say they have shown for the first time that humpback whale calves make sounds. The nonprofit Cetos Research Organization, which studied humpbacks off Maui and Kauai, say the grunts and squeals emitted by the young whales are messages for their mothers. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It is now generally accepted that the bowhead whale is the longest lived mammal on the planet, with a lifespan of over 200 years. But that it can sing with "more than one voice" and that it changes its repertoire from year to year is news. This behaviour is unique among baleen whales and is a newly discovered phenomenon that has been investigated by researchers at the University of Copen... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

In an effort to increase interest and tempt Japanese willing to give it a whirl, whale meat is now available in cute little cans. Is the whale on the can actually smiling?? picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma says experts are seeking international help for the whale calf stranded off Sydney's northern beaches. picked by ConeOfSilence 1 year ago

The whale was discovered Wednesday, caught in a lobster pot and netting south of the Rockaways.
*This is not far from my BF's place* picked by suebe 8 months ago

A Paekakariki man is calling himself a whale rider after a brush with a southern beauty but the joyride could cost him $30,000.

Simon O'Donnell said he paddled out to the whale off the Kapiti Coast then stepped on to its back as it swam underwater. Standing on the whale was "just insane". picked by Bingo 3 months ago