A new interactive tool illuminates the fraught world of the whale, overlaying tracking data for seven species with hazards ...

Orcas often share food with each other—it’s a prosocial activity and a way that they build relationships with each other,” ...

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...

The first spade-toothed whale bones were found in 1872 on New Zealand’s Pitt Island. Another discovery was made at an offshore island in the 1950s, and the bones of a third were found on Chile ...

New Zealand has 13 beaked whale species, including the spade-toothed whale, the report says. Researchers hope the discovery could provide new information about the species.

Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they ...

An entangled humpback whale was rescued by conservation officials and anglers off the coast of New Zealand. Photo from Zane ...

This past July 4th, a rare beaked whale washed up on a beach in New Zealand. This species is so elusive it has never been seen alive, so its appearance now, even as a carcass, is quite surprising.

“ A Marriage at Sea ” opens on a moment of high drama — a moment that is, oddly, both calm and terrifying: One quiet March ...

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their ...

A whale has beached at Ōkitu, but it’s not a tragic tale. This whale is a three-tonne sculpture created and installed at ...

The DOC is reminding people of the need for permits for possession of protected marine mammal parts after a buyer purchased ...