Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well past 100 years, and 10% may live past 130 years, according to our new ...

The long-term analysis of blue whale and fin whale vocalizations in the eastern ... as an ocean current transports comparatively warm water to the Arctic there, which in turn sparks high ...

With much of it covered in ice all year round and with no daylight from October to March, the Arctic Ocean is one of ... The white beluga whale is a very distinctive species.

Prof Rikardsen, who teaches at the University of Tromso, said "belugas, like dolphins and killer whales, are quite intelligent - they are Arctic animals and quite social, they can be trained like ...

said photos and videos he had seen appeared to show a beluga whale. "The white body colour, absence of a prominent dorsal fin, bulbous forehead and general swimming motion all suggest this very ...

Photo credit: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Killer whales haven’t often been able to access the Arctic. Thick ice sheets posed a natural barrier, breaking their dorsal fin if they pushed too hard ...