Another dead 12-metre Bryde’s whale was found in False Bay near Cape Town last week after becoming entangled in octopus trap ropes. The traps have been in use by a single company since 1998, ...

Rising human exploitation of the oceans is pushing ever further into regions that scientists increasingly suspect are full of conscious life. New research into creatures from sperm whales to octopuses ...

Whales may be known as gentle giants, but they still have a looming presence as the world’s loudest and largest animals. The Antarctic blue whale can weigh up to 400,000 pounds and stretches to 98 ...

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