Fin whales are the second-largest animals in the world ... African elephants might not be as big as whales, but they are the ...

Biologists found significant blunt-force trauma on the right side of the head of a 3-year-old whale and suspect it was hit by a vessel.

A large fin whale washed up on the west Waterford coast is believed to have died at sea up to a week ago. The remains of the badly decomposed mammal are thought to have come ashore in the ...

The whale, that has been identified as a fin whale, washed up on the rocks between Ballinclamper and Ballinard car parks. Local Councillor Thomas Phelan warned the public, especially dog-walkers ...

The stricken whale died on Tuesday on Bridlington's South beach The carcass of a 30-tonne fin whale has been removed from Bridlington's South Beach in an operation the council described as the ...

Early ancestors of the ocean's biggest animals once walked on land. Follow their extraordinary journey from shore to sea. Although whales are expert swimmers and perfectly adapted to life underwater, ...

Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling along the country’s coast to fin whales, a larger species than the three currently permitted. The proposal comes five years ...