An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska’s largest city has attracted curious onlookers while ...

NOAA biologists are trying to determine how the whale died, while onlookers have gathered to see the large carcass.

(Bill Roth / ADN) Nataliie Rouse with Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services measured the axillary girth of a deceased Fin whale that came to rest near Anchorage. Photographed on Sunday, Nov. 17 ...

The huge dorsal fin of a big male towered over him. The whale seemed to him ‘like an executioner ... the University of Victoria and has worked as a commercial fisherman in Alaska. Such expertise is ...

Moreover, the species has almost become extinct in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean around Alaska. Thankfully ... read our article on a fierce battle between a sperm whale and giant squid. The fin whale ...

A sperm whale is seen in an undated photo published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (NOAA photo) Federal prosecutors are recommending that an Alaska fisher serve six months ...

A sperm whale is seen in an undated photo published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (NOAA photo) Federal prosecutors are recommending that an Alaska fisherman serve six ...

but prosecutors say this is the first time in Alaska that a fisher has attempted to kill a whale in retaliation, and it may be the first time nationally. “Daniels’ behavior evidences a total ...

Bounded by the Caspian Sea, the former Soviet republic known as Azerbaijan may be one of the last places people would expect to see a beached sperm whale. As the world's largest lake, the inland ...

The French “whale” who bet millions on a Trump win raked in about $85 million in profits – more than $50 million more than previously reported, according to a report. The anonymous bettor ...