Most people are lucky to simply get a glimpse of some fragment of a whale. A subtle puff of mist over the horizon, the curve of a dark smooth back sliding beneath the surface, or for the fortunate, ...

Australia's southern right whale population took a heavy hit from whaling in the 1800s, but showed signs of recovering starting in the 1970s. However, a new study shows that their numbers are once ...

Two southern right whales swim directly at a 19-year-old diver off the east coast of Tasmania with one aiming “for the center of my chest.” A 19-year-old diver hopped into the water with his video ...

Australia's population of southern right whales has experienced substantial growth since the late 1970s when they began to recover from whaling, but a new study reveals troubling signs in their ...

PENÍNSULA VALDÉS, Argentina (AP) — After coming back from the brink of extinction, Southern right whales are swimming in greater numbers off the coast of Argentina’s Patagonia this year, delighting ...

Population rebounding after animals were on the brink of extinction PENÍNSULA VALDÉS, Argentina – After coming back from the brink of extinction, Southern right whales are swimming in greater numbers ...

My research shows that the South African population of southern right whales is being squeezed by climate change in the Southern Ocean. Their reproductive slowdown is a clear biological signal of ...

A seagull flies by a Southern Right Whale calf in the El Doradillo protected area, near Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) A seagull flies by a Southern ...