The whale was alive when it became stranded on a gravel beach Monday night, but died while responders were on their way to ...

The animal was a fin whale, the second-largest animal in the world, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association said.

A young humpback whale that washed ashore Saturday in Oregon had to be euthanized after two days of rescue efforts. The whale, a roughly 1 to 2-year-old humpback, had surfaced near San Marine ...

Researchers are studying a dead whale found near Fort Bragg. They want to know why the mammal died and how others may be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A beached sperm whale that washed up on Hilton Head Island Saturday evening was euthanized late last night, according to the ...

The beaches of Sydney's Royal National Park have been disrupted by a pungent odor. And its source is drawing in more than ...

Somehow, the animals are always the first to know – at least, that’s what most disaster movies want us to know. And, depending on who you ask, this was the case today after a colossal 8.8-magnitude ...

LONG BEACH, Wash. — nother gray whale has been found dead in Washington, according to the Cascadia Research Collective, ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- A male sperm whale washed ashore on Hilton Head Island over the weekend and drew dozens of onlookers to Coligny Beach days later. Crews worked throughout Monday to conduct ...

Wildlife and ocean experts have determined domoic acid to be the cause of death in at least two whales recently, including the Long Beach minke that drew onlookers for days as it lingered in the ...