Humpback Whales : Discovery News

Animals: Surfer Almost Swallowed by Whale Explained [VIDEO]

Posted Fri Nov 11, 2011 03:00 AM ET | 0

A pair of leaping humpback whales nearly crush some curious onlookers. Jorge Ribas talks to a whale researcher to find out what the whales were doing right, and the people doing wrong. Watch video

Animals: Surfer Almost Swallowed by Whale Explained

Great Migrations: Animals Set Off for Winter Homes: Slide Show

Posted Fri Sep 24, 2010 06:15 PM ET | 0

Follow along as we run down some of the biggest, farthest-traveling and oddest movers and shakers in the animal kingdom. Read more

Male Humpbacks Call Each Other Out

Posted Fri Oct 23, 2009 09:48 AM ET | 0

Like a songbird calling another out, one male humpback whale may make another change his tune. Read more

Male Whales Prefer Enormous Females: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:24 PM ET

While svelte, petite women may attract multiple suitors, bigger is definitely better in the whale world, according to a new study that found male humpback whales favor the largest females. Read more

Japanese Whalers Set Sail, Say Witnesses : Discovery News

Posted Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:10 AM ET

Japan's controversial whaling fleet may have begun its annual Antarctic hunt. Read more

Confused Baby Whale to Be Euthanized : Discovery News

Posted Thu Aug 21, 2008 05:43 AM ET

Wildlife officials say they will sedate and euthanize a lost baby whale, which has attempted to suckle yachts, because of its poor condition. Read more

Imperiled Baby Whale Looks for 'Mama' Yacht: Discovery News

Posted Tue Aug 19, 2008 04:59 AM ET

Fears were growing Tuesday for the survival chances of a lost baby humpback whale who tried to suckle from an Australian yacht in the belief it was its mother. Read more

Lost Humpback Whale Calf Bonds With Yacht : Discovery News

Posted Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:03 AM ET

Australian media say a lost humpback whale calf has bonded with a yacht it seems to think is its mother. Read more

Humpback Whales on Road to Recovery : Discovery News

Posted Tue Aug 12, 2008 05:18 AM ET

Once hunted nearly to extinction, the humpback whale is making a striking comeback. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Fri May 23, 2008 04:58 AM ET

Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says. Read more