Humans weren’t the only creatures capturing headlines and airtime in 2024. We saw freedom-starved emus, majestic Murrells Inlet peacocks and the international exploits of a free-handling snakekeeper ...

These tails are critical clues that contribute to conservation research, and every whale tail tells a story: Markings like barnacle scars ... study the North Pacific humpback whale.

Picture yourself out at sea, gazing at the boundless expanse of ocean when suddenly, an enormous creature emerges from the depths, adorned with an unexpected accessory – a hat made of seaweed!

Some folks along the Garden City and Myrtle Beach coasts were treated to a rare sight in late November, when a humpback whale was seen ... Covered in sand, algae and barnacles, officials said ...

The coarse texture of kelp can provide the perfect exfoliation and alleviate any discomfort caused by baby barnacles ... adorning a whale’s head to more elaborate displays with entire seaweed wrapped ...

A young humpback whale washed ashore in Long Beach on Monday morning — with authorities now working to determine why it died, according to police. “Early this morning, a juvenile humpback ...

Humpback whale populations have been increasing throughout many of their ranges since a final moratorium on commercial ...

The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a playful and spirited cetacean who had become familiar to whale watchers last summer for her acrobatic ...

In addition to the Marshfield whale, a dead whale washed up on Bayside Beach in Plymouth on Dec. 9. In Brewster, the carcass ...

Federal and state investigators are examining the death of a juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore Monday morning in Long Beach. Long Beach police reported the whale was found dead on the ...