Timo Dersch had a close call with a humpback whale while freediving with orcas in the waters surrounding Norway ...

Humpback whales of the Central North Pacific, shown here, primarily feed off the coast of Alaska and spend winters in the shallow waters of the Hawaiian archipelago. (Illustration by A.

A new study led by McGill University researchers indicates that humpback whales in the southeastern Pacific combine real-time ...

After samples were collected, the whale was buried since it was "unable to be towed back to" the beach due to shallow water.

Video is circulating online that shows a man kayaking in Chile's Strait of Magellan when a humpback whale suddenly appears - and then the two vanish. Moments later, the kayaker resurfaces, unharmed.