A whale's diet varies by species ... which they strain out of huge water gulps through baleen plates. Humpback whales are filter feeders and eat small fish and crustaceans, mostly krill.

Humpback whales are among the most beautiful and gentle creatures on the planet. They are among the largest creatures on land or in the ocean, smaller than only a few other whale species. They are ...

Humpback whale populations have been increasing throughout many of their ranges since a final moratorium on commercial whaling was established in 1985 by the International Whaling Commission, NOAA ...

A young humpback whale washed ashore in Long Beach on Monday morning — with authorities now working to determine why it died, according to police. “Early this morning, a juvenile humpback ...

A humpback whale cruised incognito alongside his vessel ... "They are pretty cosmopolitan in their diet." Worldwide mystery:What are those things the ocean’s been dumping on Palm Beach?

Two humpback whales were freed of life-threatening entanglements on Wednesday, Jan. 8 and Thursday, Jan. 9 off the coast of Maui in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.

UK wildlife watchers have been treated to an incredible spectacle in the first few weeks of this year as humpback whales make a splash in Britain's waters. The once-endangered whales have been ...

The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a playful and spirited cetacean who had become familiar to whale watchers last summer for her acrobatic ...

Fortunately, humans are not part of a humpback whale diet, so the two women were not eaten. Also, their esophagus is not big enough to swallow large prey. In case they accidentally swallow humans ...

MIAMI - "A massive explosion of water," that's how a fisherman described video he shot of a humpback whale breaching the water off Key Biscayne earlier this week. Ryan Preston was with a group of ...

Trained responders at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary undertook the life-saving detangling operations for the whales Luke Chinman is an editorial intern at PEOPLE.

KITTY HAWK, N.C. — A juvenile female humpback whale washed ashore Friday, the Kitty Hawk Police Department said in a social media post. The whale was found near the Bennett Street Beach Access.