The Georgia Aquarium on Thursday announced the loss of Taroko, a whale shark that had lived at the facility since 2007. “Taroko showed more than 43 million people the majesty of his species over the ...

Two blue whales were recently spotted by a team of scientists from the New England Aquarium. This marks the first time the aquarium has documented a blue whale in the southern New England survey area.

The Georgia Aquarium said in an announcement that its overall condition was deteriorating despite veterinary care, and the decision was made to euthanize. “Caring for whale sharks is an immense honor ...

The story of whales did not begin in the seas. For millions of years before beasts like the sinuous Basilosaurus lived full time in the ocean, the shorelines and estuaries of prehistoric Earth were ...

Georgia Aquarium whale shark Taroko has died after being euthanized Taroko was seen by more than 43 million visitors over nearly 20 years He was rescued from a seafood market in Taiwan before coming ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an ...

The New England Aquarium has documented more than a quarter of the Atlantic Ocean's right whale population in just the last six weeks. A team of scientists flew six surveys off New England between Feb ...