All news on the topic: Whales

A huge whale has sadly died after getting stranded on a Scottish beach despite a major rescue mission to save it. The 25ft mammal was spotted on the South Queensferry coastline near Edinburgh on October 21

A once fearsome great white shark was found washed up on a beach in Victoria, Australia, with experts at a loss at what could have ripped the beast in half in such a grisly fashion

Patrick Williamson said his dog found what appears to be ambergris on Irvine Beach in Ayrshire, Scotland, and the substance - which could be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds - is now being analysed

Former SeaWorld trainer John Hargrove has urged Jet2holidays to cease selling tickets to marine life shows, such as the Loro Parque in Tenerife, citing the cruelty and suffering experienced by orcas in captivity

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - A doomed killer whale was discovered - on the coast of one of the Commander Islands - far from its usual hunting grounds, leaving scientists baffled

Stuart Collings and Darren Curmi were out on the water near Sydney's Botany Bay when a huge whale breached the ocean surface and came crashing down on their ship, knocking them both into the water

Khloe Kardashian was seemingly mocked by her five-year-old daughter True a day after the reality TV star confessed to an unusual phobia during an interaction with her fans

A dead humpback whale floating off the coast of California in the Pacific Ocean exploded in an astounding moment caught on camera by boaters zooming by the carcass

A killer whale has been spotted at Bempton Cliffs Nature Reserve near Bridlington in Yorkshire, with animal experts saying the sighting could be a sign of nature recovering

Lolita, once deemed the 'world's loneliest whale,' was held captive for more than half-century and had been forced to perform at the Miami Seaquarium for over 50 years

A video has emerged of the occupants of a sailing boat shooting at a group of whales in Tarifa in the Gibraltar Strait as they surrounded the boat and appeared to interact with it, intimidating the humans

Lolita, Tokitae or Toki, the whale held and performing at the Miami Seaquarium since 1970, has died only months before she would be released to her home waters back in the ocean

Lolita, once deemed the 'world's loneliest' orca whale had been performing at the Miami Seaquarium for over 50 years. She died Friday, August 18, just as she was about to be released

The frightened boaters aboard the damaged Santa Barbara were seen phoning authorities asking for help while stranded a mile off the coast of Sesimbra, Portugal

Footage captured by diver James Moskito in the Sea of Cortez, revealed an orca biting the shark's underside to remove its liver, showcasing the harsh realities of nature

Experienced yachtman Phep Philouceros says he was followed by a five-strong pod of orcas as he sailed just off the coast of Cape Vincent in Portugal bound for Royan, France

The whale pushed biologist Nan Hauser with his head and his mouth, tucked her under its pectoral fin - even lifted the biologist out of the water on one occasion

James Whale has vowed to keep going until the very end but had to take some time away this weekend as he continues to fight against the cancer he knows will soon end his life

Ronnie Humphreys, 42, believes he has found a 2k lump of rare whale vomit, known as ambergris, which could fetch as much as £40,000 once he puts it up for auction

A massive 30-foot whale, believed to be a Minke, was found washed up on a beach in St Mary's Bay, Kent, last night as experts debate how best to move it away

A pod of pilot whales were caught in a mass stranding on Traigh Mhor beach on the Isle of Lewis this morning, sparking desperate attempts by rescuers to help them back into the water

Footage shows the fin of a massive whale suddenly emerging in the sea among swimmers and tourists on paddle boards causing people to start screaming from the shoreline at a Spanish resort

A group of scientists gutted an enormous 43ft, 20 tonne sperm whale after it washed up on Nogales Beach on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma in mid-May - but have now discovered that the ambergris they found inside is worth a whopping £394,000

UK sea life is far more exotic than many people think, with hundreds of different types of fish and colourful corals - but there's also a range of terrifying creatures that are becoming more popular on our beaches

After a lengthy public campaign and a fall in demand following the coronavirus pandemic, Thomas Cook will no longer sell tickets to any attractions with captive dolphins, orcas or whales