TOKYO (AP) — Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilogram (2.2 lbs) at auction Thursday, as ...

Dozens of long-finned pilot whales have beached and died on Sanday in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, in the biggest mass stranding the country has seen since 1995. Skip to main content.

Across the animal kingdom, menopause is something of an evolutionary blip. We humans are one of the few animals to experience it. But Sam Ellis, a researcher in animal behavior, argues that this ...

Simulations indicate whales see most of their surroundings in shadowy silhouettes and struggle to resolve fine-scale details until they’re extremely close, said Jacob Bolin, who conducted the ...

Whale meat in Japan was an affordable source of protein for the country’s malnourished population in the years following World War II, with annual consumption peaking at 233,000 tons in 1962.

Whale meat in Japan was an affordable source of protein for the country’s malnourished population in the years following World War II, with annual consumption peaking at 233,000 tons in 1962.