A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't have swallowed him even if it wanted to.

Marine researchers are investigating the death of a basking shark that washed up recently in Wellfleet. Here's what we know.

Emory graduate Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant explores conservation efforts for the species in the Feb. 15 episode of “Mutual of Omaha’s ...

"exceptionally quiet year" for shark attacks. But the U.S. still led the globe - again. See where the fatal attacks happened.

Migrating and local animals converge in the Atlantic Ocean off of South Carolina this time of year. Here’s what’s out beneath ...

Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

The largest male great white shark tagged by OCEARCH scientists has surfaced again off the North Florida coast.

With its cartilaginous body and cold blood, the whale shark is decidedly not a whale. But this shark is about as long as a humpback and just as gentle. So gentle, in fact, that tours to dive with ...

The researchers took swabs from the white shark's bite wounds and sequenced for any genetic material that the predator may ...

Following stricter national regulations on whale shark conservation introduced in November last year, the government of Maldives has now moved to enforce propeller guards on all excursion boats within ...

Why basking sharks are so vulnerable to boats Like some whale species, they feed by filtering plankton near the surface, which unfortunately puts them at higher risk of being hit by boats. But unlike ...

The biggest animal in the world is the adult blue whale. They’re also the largest mammal in the ... be seen swimming quite far from shore and even prey on animals such as sharks. The Chinese giant ...