They were the words of Padraig Whooley with the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, spoken in reference to a never-before-seen ...

Sarah Fortune, a marine ecologist at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, and her colleagues used drones and camera-equipped ...

This is the first time that a North Atlantic right whale initially spotted in European waters has been documented near North ...

The relationship between whales and dolphins has long been shrouded in mystery. But, new research reveals that — despite their vast difference in size — these marine mammals often enjoy playful ...

Preface -- What is a marine mammal? -- Main groups of marine mammals -- Modern taxonomy of marine mammals -- How to look for marine mammals -- Natural history of marine mammals -- Conservation -- How ...

The mammal that scientists spotted during an aerial survey in Boston turned out to be a North Atlantic right whale, the same ...

A North Atlantic right whale spotted off Ireland last year has made an "extraordinary" 3,000-mile journey to Boston, scientists say.

This sighting is the first documented case of a right whale traveling east to west initially, instead of the other way around ...

Researchers have identified a new-to-the-area North Atlantic right whale. They say it came three-thousand miles to get here.