Humpback whales are one of the ocean’s most iconic and captivating creatures in the world. Known for their acrobatic displays and hauntingly melodic songs, these whales are also symbols of resilience ...

but inaccessible wraps remained around the base of the right flipper. Scientists confirmed that the recovered gear from both events was from the humpback whales’ feeding grounds in Alaska.

The other was an adult humpback whale with a mouth entanglement, and heavy-gauge, fishing line wrapped tight around its body, including its right pectoral flipper. Ultimate Whale Watch ...

Rescuers have freed a humpback whale that was caught up in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. The mammal was spotted by a member of the public being in difficulty at the Invertote salmon ...

Humpback whales are one of the largest animals on Earth ... The line was wrapped around its body and constricting its right pectoral flipper. The team removed the wrappings around the whale's ...

However, several dangerous wraps around the bottom of the right flipper remained unreleased. Since mid-December 2024, eight entanglements of humpback whales have been reported in the waters of ...

In the icy waters of Antarctica, a gripping spectacle unfolded as a brave duo of humpback whales intervened in a killer whale hunt, leaving spectators awestruck. Humpback Whale via Unsplash. There is ...

Sightings of humpback whales cruising the British coast are rising – and causing debate amongst conservationists researching the cause He’s been leading wildlife expeditions along the North ...

Watch as a humpback whale tangled in fishing line was freed. Staff from the NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary found the whale swimming off the Maui coast before leaping ...

Nearly 300 humpback whales, or koholā, were observed in one 15-minute period across the Hawaiian Islands on Saturday morning, the first day of the 2025 Great Whale Count/Sanctuary Ocean Count. The ...