Marine Mammals Explore Marine Mammals Dolphins Sea Lions Seals Whales Grid List Latest about Marine Mammals Humpback whales: Facts about the singers of the sea By Patrick Pester last updated 19 April 23 Humpback whales are iconic members of the baleen whale family thanks to their breathtaking breaches and hauntingly beautiful songs. Extremely rare albino dolphin spotted in Africa, possibly for the 1st time ever By Harry Baker published 19 April 23 The all-white bottlenose calf, which was swimming with around 200 other dolphins, was spotted by a lucky couple on their wedding day. Lolita, the 2nd-oldest orca in captivity, is finally getting released after more than 50 years By Harry Baker published 4 April 23 Lolita, also known as Tokitae, is returning to the waters of the Pacific Northwest more than half a century after her capture there. Inbreeding may be causing orca population in the Pacific Northwest to crash By Jennifer Nalewicki published 30 March 23 Inbreeding among an endangered population of orcas off the coasts of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon is a cause for concern. Photo shows 'massive' great white shark scarred after rare battle with 2 serial killer orcas By Hannah Osborne published 27 March 23 A pair of orcas off the coast of South Africa have been ripping open sharks and feasting on their livers for the last eight years. A great white shark that survived an attack by the serial killer brothers has now been identified through huge scars across its massive body. Heartbreaking footage shows whale with severely broken back struggling to swim By Harry Baker published 17 March 23 A fin whale with a deformed spine was recently spotted struggling to swim off the coast of Spain. Its back was likely broken during a vessel strike, experts say. 2 orcas slaughter 19 sharks in a single day in South Africa, eating their livers and leaving them to rot By Jennifer Nalewicki published 7 March 23 An orca killing spree continues in South Africa. Their target: shark livers. Orca appears to adopt (or abduct) a baby pilot whale By Patrick Pester published 3 March 23 Researchers have recorded an orca swimming with a pilot whale calf in a possible interspecies adoption, but how the two came together is a mystery. Watch footage of 1,000 baleen whales in record-breaking feeding frenzy in Antarctica By Harry Baker published 1 March 23 Cruise ship passengers near Antarctica witnessed the massive group, which mainly consisted of fin whales, feeding on an overabundance of krill in 2022. Terrifying sea monster 'hafgufa' described in medieval Norse manuscripts is actually a whale By Sascha Pare published 28 February 23 Scientists in Australia think that a sea monster in 13th-century Norse manuscripts was actually an accurate description of a whale using trap feeding. 123456789Archives Live Science newsletter Stay up to date on the latest science news by signing up for our Essentials newsletter. Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to Live Science. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READMOST SHARED1Mysterious 'cryptic' molecules made by zombie cells may drive aging, scientists say22,000-year-old hoard of Roman coins may have been hidden by a soldier during a bloody civil war in Italy3Pancreatitis: Causes, symptoms and treatments4Hidden symbols and 'anomalies' discovered in 800-year-old 'Stone of Destiny' to be used in Charles III's coronation5Great white shark washes up on South Carolina beach in rare, unusual stranding1Ancient crystal-filled rock has been hiding dinosaur secret for 140 years2Mysterious 'cryptic' molecules made by zombie cells may drive aging, scientists say3NASA's Perseverance rover loses its hitchhiking 'pet rock' after more than a year together on Mars4'Lost' 2nd-century Roman fort discovered in Scotland5Bizarre object 10 million times brighter than the sun defies physics, NASA says
Humpback whales: Facts about the singers of the sea By Patrick Pester last updated 19 April 23 Humpback whales are iconic members of the baleen whale family thanks to their breathtaking breaches and hauntingly beautiful songs.
Extremely rare albino dolphin spotted in Africa, possibly for the 1st time ever By Harry Baker published 19 April 23 The all-white bottlenose calf, which was swimming with around 200 other dolphins, was spotted by a lucky couple on their wedding day.
Lolita, the 2nd-oldest orca in captivity, is finally getting released after more than 50 years By Harry Baker published 4 April 23 Lolita, also known as Tokitae, is returning to the waters of the Pacific Northwest more than half a century after her capture there.
Inbreeding may be causing orca population in the Pacific Northwest to crash By Jennifer Nalewicki published 30 March 23 Inbreeding among an endangered population of orcas off the coasts of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon is a cause for concern.
Photo shows 'massive' great white shark scarred after rare battle with 2 serial killer orcas By Hannah Osborne published 27 March 23 A pair of orcas off the coast of South Africa have been ripping open sharks and feasting on their livers for the last eight years. A great white shark that survived an attack by the serial killer brothers has now been identified through huge scars across its massive body.
Heartbreaking footage shows whale with severely broken back struggling to swim By Harry Baker published 17 March 23 A fin whale with a deformed spine was recently spotted struggling to swim off the coast of Spain. Its back was likely broken during a vessel strike, experts say.
2 orcas slaughter 19 sharks in a single day in South Africa, eating their livers and leaving them to rot By Jennifer Nalewicki published 7 March 23 An orca killing spree continues in South Africa. Their target: shark livers.
Orca appears to adopt (or abduct) a baby pilot whale By Patrick Pester published 3 March 23 Researchers have recorded an orca swimming with a pilot whale calf in a possible interspecies adoption, but how the two came together is a mystery.
Watch footage of 1,000 baleen whales in record-breaking feeding frenzy in Antarctica By Harry Baker published 1 March 23 Cruise ship passengers near Antarctica witnessed the massive group, which mainly consisted of fin whales, feeding on an overabundance of krill in 2022.
Terrifying sea monster 'hafgufa' described in medieval Norse manuscripts is actually a whale By Sascha Pare published 28 February 23 Scientists in Australia think that a sea monster in 13th-century Norse manuscripts was actually an accurate description of a whale using trap feeding.
