The scientific name for killer whales is Orcinus orca, which was given in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus, who ...

Most make a beeline for the golden-roofed Temple of the Sacred Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa ... rise to a height of up to ten metres), and Mirissa Beach for its superb whale and dolphin watching.

A minke whale that washed up dead on a Jersey Shore beach on Friday had an infectious disease, officials said. The adult male whale was about 17 feet, 6 inches long had no food in its digestive ...

Two deceased minke whales were found within a day of each other, washing ashore in New York and New Jersey, according to a Facebook post by the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society (AMSEAS).

The dead whale was first spotted Thursday floating in Raritan Bay. The water carried the Minke whale to Fort Tilden. A second Minke Whale washed ashore in the area on Friday. The Marine Mammal ...

A routine clam survey took an unexpected turn off the Virginia coast when a mysterious bone with big black teeth was pulled ...

The council say moving the whale is not an option A council responsible for moving a dead whale from a beach has said it would be "too dangerous" to attempt the operation. The 16ft (5m) minke ...

A council responsible for moving a dead whale from a beach has said it would be "too dangerous" to attempt the operation. The 16ft (5m) minke whale has been beached at Saltwick Bay, near Whitby ...

From coastal Virginia to Maine in the far northeast, the region has in fact witnessed unusual mortality among Atlantic Minke whales, Atlantic humpback whales and endangered North Atlantic right ...

(CCAMLR via AP) This photo made by a CCAMLR observer shows a dead minke whale found entangled in fishing gear off the coast of Antarctica, south of New Zealand on Jan. 8, 2024. (CCAMLR via AP ...

A minke whale that had strayed deep into the Amazon rainforest has been found dead. The 5.5 meters whale was believed to have become lost in the Amazon's many tributaries after leaving the ...

MIAMI (AP) — Two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and omega-3 pills near Antarctica, The Associated Press ...