THIS majestic ocean creature has for centuries been misnamed as a killer whale. Such a title for the orca (Orcinus orca) is far from the truth as it originated from the Spanish ‘asesino de ballenas’, ...

Two new studies have found that whale song has structural similarities to human languages, especially when it comes to efficiency and brevity. It’s leading researchers to believe that evolutionary ...

In separate incidents, 10 pygmy whales and a sperm whale were also beached in New Zealand over the weekend. The two pods of pilot whales were beached about 2km apart from each other on a beach on ...