Humpback whales are safe -- at least for now. Giving in to worldwide criticism, Japan's government announced yesterday that a whaling fleet in the southern Pacific for its annual hunt will not kill ...

A group of humpbacks tried to stop orcas from hunting a sea lion off the coast of California, boaters said. Morgan Quimby Monterey Bay Whale Watch Humpback whales were spotted trying to stop orcas ...

Once hunted almost to extinction, the group of humpback whales currently migrating down Australia's east coast has bounced back — and then some. In a preliminary report to the federal Department of ...