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 dead whale was spotted Monday, March 31, in the Indian River Bay and is expected to be towed to the shore. Lewes' Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute posted to its Facebook page ...

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.

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 ...