An orca was seen balancing a salmon on its head in coastal waters in Washington state. Orcas were previously observed doing the same thing in the 1980s. It’s not clear what the behavior means.

A killer whale in Monterey Bay, Calif. A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head earlier this fall near the coastline in Washington state, surprising scientists and intriguing orca ...

PUNTA ARENAS, Chile — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral. On Saturday, Adrián ...

A father-son duo kayaking off the coast of Chile has made waves after sharing a video of what appears to show a humpback whale briefly scooping one of them into its mouth. Adrián Simancas was kayaking ...

UPDATE: The whale was euthanized around 3:00 p.m. Monday A young humpback whale stranded on the shore near Yachats, which captured the attention of many in Oregon and across the world, will be ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an ...

A local nonprofit said the 52-ton mammal is “far too big, awkward and heavy to remove.” A town official later said it could be dragged out to sea by Thanksgiving. By Mike Ives A dead sperm whale — the ...

Over the weekend, a 38-foot-long female gray whale washed ashore at Dockweiler State Beach, prompting an outpouring of grief from marine mammal lovers and leaving an important question etched into the ...

A humpback whale that spent Saturday tumbling in the surf off the coast near Yachats, tangled in fishing gear, and washed ashore alive was still breathing as of 5:30 p.m. Sunday, according to experts ...

The death of a humpback whale on the Oregon Coast earlier this month brought together local residents, scientists and tribal members. Despite extended efforts to save a whale beached at San Marine ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...