Whaling

The ice that once saved bowhead whales is vanishing beneath them

The ice that once saved bowhead whales is vanishing beneath them

The ice that once saved bowhead whales is vanishing beneath them

5,000-year-old harpoons are the oldest direct evidence of whaling

History & Culture

5,000-year-old harpoons are the oldest direct evidence of whaling

5,000-year-old harpoons are the oldest direct evidence of whaling

These unearthly whale songs helped save humpbacks from extinction

Animals
From The Vault

These unearthly whale songs helped save humpbacks from extinction

These unearthly whale songs helped save humpbacks from extinction

Hull, Yorkshire—an English port town with a defiant spirit

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Hull, Yorkshire—an English port town with a defiant spirit

Hull, Yorkshire—an English port town with a defiant spirit

What Inughuit hunters can teach us about the narwhal

What Inughuit hunters can teach us about the narwhal

What Inughuit hunters can teach us about the narwhal

Rare gray whale spotted in the Atlantic—and it's only the beginning

Rare gray whale spotted in the Atlantic—and it's only the beginning

Rare gray whale spotted in the Atlantic—and it's only the beginning

We might lose these whales for good if we don’t slow down

We might lose these whales for good if we don’t slow down

We might lose these whales for good if we don’t slow down

Full humpback birth witnessed by scientists for first time ever

Full humpback birth witnessed by scientists for first time ever

Full humpback birth witnessed by scientists for first time ever

A humpback whale swam halfway around the world. His name is Frodo.

A humpback whale swam halfway around the world. His name is Frodo.

A humpback whale swam halfway around the world. His name is Frodo.

Extremely rare sperm whale birth caught on camera

Extremely rare sperm whale birth caught on camera

Extremely rare sperm whale birth caught on camera

Cruise ship stumbles on rare gathering of 1,000 whales

Cruise ship stumbles on rare gathering of 1,000 whales

Cruise ship stumbles on rare gathering of 1,000 whales

One of the world’s last whalers inflicts worse suffering than thought

Animals
Wildlife Watch

One of the world’s last whalers inflicts worse suffering than thought

One of the world’s last whalers inflicts worse suffering than thought

Watch the largest feeding frenzy of fin whales ever recorded

Watch the largest feeding frenzy of fin whales ever recorded

Watch the largest feeding frenzy of fin whales ever recorded

Humpback whales face a major setback from climate change

Humpback whales face a major setback from climate change

Humpback whales face a major setback from climate change

Here’s the best spot on Earth to see polar bears in the wild

Here’s the best spot on Earth to see polar bears in the wild

Here’s the best spot on Earth to see polar bears in the wild

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