Tag: whale

Huge Humpback Whale Suddenly Bursts Into the Air Beside Boat, Leaves Sailors Shocked

Taken by photographer Douglas Croft, 60, and whale watcher Kate Cummings, a stunning photo shoot shows a humpback whale breaching through the surface right next to a boat, catching an unsuspecting fisherman in shock, before crashing down beneath the waves. The sequence was captured in Monterey Bay in Canada. “It was quite exciting! Salmon season…


Touching Photos Show Mother Humpback Whale Helping Her New Baby to Breathe

These adorable snaps might make you tear up as a heartfelt moment between a mother whale and calf hugging has been captured on camera. The incredibly large marine mammals appear to be cuddling as the mother assists her baby to take a breath, gently coaxing it to the surface. Jasmine Carey, from the Gold Coast,…


Marine Rescuers Work to Free Whale Caught in Shark Net on Gold Coast

SYDNEY—Australian marine rescuers were working on Thursday to free a humpback whale entangled in a shark net off Queensland’s Gold Coast. Footage showed Sea World staff reaching out with blades at the end of long poles to try and cut a large mass of netting with orange buoys and yellow weights off the whale’s tail…


Whale Watchers Blown Away as 4 Huge Humpbacks Feast on the Fish Hiding Underneath Their Boat

These whale watchers were blown away as four huge humpbacks feasted on the fish hiding underneath their boat. The giant creatures dwarfed the tourist boat which was next to them as they lunge fed at the surface of the water, much to the delight of stunned whale watchers. The spectacular display, which took place in…


A Whale of a Time in Thailand

I’ve spent plenty of time over the years on or around Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River, its banks lined with historic buildings, hotels, temples, and restaurants, and its waters a thoroughfare for commuting ferries and barge traffic—so much to explore and ideal for a sundowner at a bar. But I’d never been to its final destination,…


Photos Show Whale Watchers Failing to See Huge Whale Pop Up Right Beside Their Boat in Baja

Whale watchers off the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico, nearly missed the moment of a lifetime when a sneaky whale popped up right beside their boat—as they looked the wrong way. Photos taken from another boat caught the embarrassing episode on camera. The group were pictured waiting patiently with their cameras poised, and very…


Small Whale Freed After Becoming Stranded Along River Thames

A small whale has been freed after it became stranded along the River Thames in southwest London on Sunday evening. Hundreds gathered at Richmond Lock and Weir after the whale, believed to be a Minke and between three to four metres long, became stuck on the lock’s boat rollers. Videos showed it being hosed down…


Rescuers Search for Entangled Baby Whale

SAN CLEMENTE—Whale watchers up and down the coast of Southern California April 20 were on the lookout for an entangled baby gray whale first spotted near the San Clemente Pier. Efforts to disentangle what appeared to be fishing lines wrapped around the calf’s head were unsuccessful April 19 as rescuers on an inflatable and two…