‘Amazing footage’: Humpback whale bounds into air soaking gobsmacked tourists (VIDEO)

Whale-watching is not without its perils, as tourists aboard an Australian sightseeing ship discovered when they were drenched by an enormous leaping leviathan that came incredibly close to crushing their boat. Cruising for marine animals off the coast of Port Macquarie, the tourists certainly got their money’s worth when a massive humpback whale rose from […]

Tragic beauty: 30-ton humpback whale washes up on Rio beach (VIDEO, PHOTO)

Published time: 15 Nov, 2017 23:42 The body of a 30-ton humpback whale washed up on Rio de Janeiro’s Ipanema beach on Wednesday, causing a large crowd of sunbathers to gather and take pictures of the tragic creature. Weighing around 30 tons, the whale was discovered on a stretch of sand between Arpoador peninsula and […]

WATCH: Shocking moment humpback whale gets LOST…and ends up in harbour marina

Everyone has taken a wrong turning and got lost once in their life. Yet animals are assumed to have a much better sense of direction. One majestic creature apparently didn’t get the directional genes after getting lost in a harbour marina. It definitely gave some of the people a shock. The video on the Youtube […]

Mysterious spike in humpback whale deaths on Atlantic Coast

Federal officials have declared an “unusual mortality event” after finding a high number of dead whales washing ashore on the East coast. Scientists are investigating the cause, which could provide greater insight into larger environmental issues. On Wednesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Fisheries issued a press release, declaring an “unusual mortality […]

Are Humpback Whales Plotting to Take Over the World?

The growing whale army (Image: Findlay et al) Maybe you thought the apocalypse would come from a nuclear war or climate change or revolting sentient robots or something. But after reading about a strange new humpback whale behavior, you might want to add a cetacean coup to your list. Happy Friday. Advertisement Researchers observed 22 […]

WATCH: Heart-stopping moment pod of humpback whales NARROWLY misses paddle boarder

Video taken from a bird’s eye view has captured the jaw-dropping moment a paddle boarder is almost knocked off their board by an enormous whale.  The footage showed a pod of humpbacks rising out of the depths of the ocean.  Floating on the surface was a paddle boarder sitting in their board, which paled in […]