A 3-year-old North Atlantic right whale male now swimming the sea may not have the moves like Mick Jagger, but he certainly has the lips. That's what's earned the animal, a member of a critically ...

Scientists announced new names for 20 critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, which helps identify the whales based on their resemblance to popular characters and other animals.The annual ...

Move over Mick Jagger. There’s a new star in town. “Jagger” the whale is one of 19 North Atlantic right whales that have new names, as New England Aquarium scientists unveiled a slate of named whales ...

Any individual with a name like Peter Rabbit might be expected to crave carrots and cabbage, but there is now a bearer of the name that, instead, has a voracious appetite for zooplankton. The list was ...

It’s the annual naming day for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. Scientists at the New England Aquarium have unveiled a new slate of named North Atlantic right whales — a ...

Scientists know a surprising amount of information about Southern Resident Killer Whales, but once the whales leave their ...

Scientists at the New England Aquarium are unveiling a new slate of North Atlantic right whale names, an annual tradition that helps researchers in the field identify the critically endangered animals ...

The public can help select the names of five gray whales in North Puget Sound. The voting poll on the Sounders, as these whales are called, is until Sunday. The sponsors, Cascadia Research Collective ...

FILE - This Sept. 2015, photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows an aerial view of adult female Southern Resident killer whale (J16) swimming with her calf (J50). New research suggests that inbreeding ...

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