Each year, humpback whales make their long trip from Antarctica up past Australia's coast. But the journey that once followed ancient paths has become a maze of man-made hazards. What's ...

Humpback whales are some of the largest creatures on Earth and live in every one of the planet’s oceans. Their seasonal ...

Some humpback whales are born in warmer waters. Others are born on the way. That’s what a study in Frontiers in Marine Science seems to suggest, anyway, after showing that hundreds of East Australian ...

Researchers have documented over 200 humpback whale calf sightings far south of known breeding grounds, suggesting these births may be more common—and less location-bound—than previously thought.

The typical migration route for humpback whales can exceed 8,000 kilometers (4,971 miles) in a single direction, making this one’s journey close to two times that of most whales, according to ...

The typical migration route for humpback whales can exceed 8,000 kilometers (4,971 miles) in a single direction, making this one’s journey close to two times that of most whales, according to ...

Some whale migration routes are known to exceed 5,000 miles between feeding and breeding grounds, and humpback whales in particular have some of the longest migrations of any mammal.

This Humpback Whale Just Smashed a Migration Record With an Astonishing 8,000-Mile Journey ... but “the exact migration route for this individual is unknown,” the researchers wrote in the study.

Questions remain about the whales' migration, including how the humpback mothers use different marine environments along their migration route and why they continue to travel north after giving ...

The typical migration route for humpback whales can exceed 8,000 kilometers (4,971 miles) in a single direction, making this one’s journey close to two times that of most whales, according to ...

(CNN) — A male humpback whale has made an extraordinary journey from South America to Africa — traveling more than 13,046 kilometers (8,106 miles) — the longest migration recorded for a ...