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.

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

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

NYC0393, a young humpback whale, washed up on Long Beach in January — just months after making a name for herself as a playful and acrobatic leviathan who threw spectacular tail flips in the ...