As more and more data are collected we're learning not only about the prevalence of cooperation, compassion, and empathy among members of the same species (see also and) but also of instances of ...

Ask anyone who’s had encounters with killer whales, and they will tell you just how smart they are. Orcas are incredibly ...

One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...

Prologue : Dolphin lessons -- In the beginning. Humpback whales (megaptera novaeangliae) -- Searching for giants. Blue whales (balaenoptera musculus) -- Family. Orcas (Orcinus orca) -- In deep water.

Aquatic behemoths have been making a splash in the Vancouver harbour recently. Before several West Coast transient (Bigg's) ...