What appeared to be a rare type of whale that got stuck in shallow waters near the Emeryville Marina Tuesday morning was ...

EMERYVILLE, Calif. - A beached whale captured the attention of onlookers in Emeryville on Tuesday. The Marine Mammal Center ...

The study authors also found that shed whale skin serves as a food source for some birds and fish, but the scale of this nutrient contribution needs further research.

Like humans, whales’ chromosomes most commonly express either XX or XY for female or male sex, respectively. One of the whale ...

The whale appeared to be in good body condition, but had peeling white skin that looked to be healing from a sunburn," the organization said. According to the organization, the minke whale ...

But by Tuesday, the whale was considered to be in very poor health, with skin peeling and a reddish hue across its back due to severe sunburn and trouble breathing as it tried to navigate the ...

Researchers also ventured out in small boats and used crossbows fitted with darts to collect whale skin samples to confirm changes in their diets in years when prey was plentiful or scarce.

so the blood vessels are closer to the skin’s surface, according to the Center for Whale Research. This would be Sedna’s first known calf, the group said. She’s 14 years old, and her name ...

Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses and sloughing skin, whales bring nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient tropical grounds like ...