South Africa — which has been named the friendliest country in the world — also boasts some of the most stunning landscapes and whale-watching opportunities. East of Cape Town lies 125 miles ...

Wildlife photographer Rainer Schimpf had a similar experience while diving off the South African coast in 2019 and has a photograph of his helmet sticking out of the whale’s mouth to prove it!

Rainer Schimpf, 51, was diving off the coast of South Africa with a documentary crew in February when the breaching whale reached the surface, its mouth wide open. “It got dark and I felt some ...

A sperm whale spotted entangled in ropes off Skye last week has become stranded on a shore off the nearby island of Raasay. British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) managed to cut five ropes from ...

South Africa's West Coast is fast becoming a destination of global significance for whale activity, offering researchers, conservationists and tourists a unique opportunity to observe these giants ...

In fact, just two blue whale births have ever been documented — off South Africa in 1911, and off Sri Lanka in 1946. And sightings of calves are remarkably rare, falling far below what should be ...