Whales
The vast new whaling ‘mother ship’ that Japan hopes will revive a shrinking industry
A new $47m vessel is preparing for its maiden voyage in coastal waters, but there are fears the Kangei Maru could one day mean a return to hunting in the Southern Ocean
Justin McCurry in Shimonoseki
02, May, 2024 @12:32 AM
Orca calf successfully returned to open water after bold rescue in Canada
Two-year-old calf one step closer to reuniting with family group after tragic accident that left her stranded in remote lagoon
Leyland Cecco in Toronto
26, Apr, 2024 @6:06 PM
The killer whale trainers who still defend captivity: ‘I’m an endangered species myself’
The 2013 documentary Blackfish turned orca trainers into pariahs in the US. Now some are hitting it big in China
Noelle Mateer
16, Apr, 2024 @11:00 AM
Rope-entangled right whale spotted off coast of New England
The marine mammals are increasingly endangered as warmer waters push them into ship traffic and fishing gear
Guardian staff and agency
13, Apr, 2024 @1:42 PM
‘We’re all cheering for her’: clock is ticking for Canada’s stranded orca orphan
The fate of the calf trapped in a British Columbia lagoon has gripped the public. Can Brave Little Hunter be reunited with her pod?
Leyland Cecco in Toronto
06, Apr, 2024 @4:00 PM
‘Being so helpless is hard to describe’: can rescuers win the race against time to save an orphaned orca?
Experts are trying everything from drums to whale calls to lure kʷiisaḥiʔis – or Brave Little Hunter – out of the Canadian lagoon she has been trapped in since the stranding death of her mother
Leyland Cecco in Toronto
28, Mar, 2024 @12:19 PM
Sperm whale dies after being stranded on Florida beach
Police and wildlife officials were unable to rescue the animal because of high winds and surf in Gulf of Mexico waters
Erum Salam
11, Mar, 2024 @4:05 PM
Single orca seen killing great white shark off South African coast
Attack on juvenile is thought to be first known time a lone orca has hunted down a great white
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
01, Mar, 2024 @10:01 PM
Gay, lesbian and intersex whales: our queer sea has much to teach us
The first documented sex between two male humpback whales is just the latest challenge to our presumptions about sexuality
Philip Hoare
01, Mar, 2024 @12:50 PM
Humpback sex photographed for first time – and both whales were male
Scientists confirm sighting of two same-sex marine giants copulating in amorous encounter off Hawaii coast
Oliver Milman
28, Feb, 2024 @5:26 PM
Did a marine heatwave cause 7,000 humpback whales to starve to death?
Populations were recovering, but a new study reveals that numbers dropped by 20% coinciding with a period of record temperatures in the North Pacific
Brianna Randall
28, Feb, 2024 @7:01 AM
Is a reckoning finally arriving for Miami’s troubled Seaquarium?
The once-exalted attraction is threatened by financial troubles, animal rights activists and federal and local authorities
Richard Luscombe in Miami
11, Feb, 2024 @1:00 PM
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