A humpback whale stays by the side of a whale entangled in fishing gear. He spent more than five hours by her side, swimming ...

Most visitors never experience the natural masterpieces that lie off the tourist trail—from bubbling hot springs to unearthly ...

A sea kayaking journey through the Johnstone Strait offers eye-to-eye encounters with orcas, humpbacks and sea lions.

a National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) marine ecologist, who took the postage stamp photo and has worked on reducing the risk of ship strikes on whales and entanglements from fishing ...

A gray whale has swum the longest distance ever ... an evolutionary biologist at Durham University in the U.K and a National Geographic Explorer. “It does make you wonder why they would do ...

After largely recovering from decades of overhunting, one of the most iconic whale species may be at risk from climate change, as warming waters could force it away from its traditional breeding ...

Starting from the country’s main gateways, such as Auckland and Christchurch, these road trips offer the best chance to ...

Passengers on a whale-watching tour were treated to a surprise when they spotted not two, but what appeared to be three gray whales mating off the coast of Newport Beach, California earlier this ...

From the Făgăraș Mountains of Romania to the teeming sea cliffs of St Kilda in Scotland, Europe is still home to staggering displays of summer wildlife. Whether you’re searching for sperm whales, ...

A whale shark vacuums up a patch of plankton ... Bassas da India’s vast lagoon in the Mozambique Channel. The National Geographic Society has funded Thomas Peschak’s storytelling around ...

A National Geographic Explorer since 2015, he has spent several years tracking pack ice killer whales in Antarctica. This story appears in the November 2023 issue of National Geographic magazine.