My most amazing memory? The day I tickled a baby whale
Kate Humble was lucky enough to have a close encounter with the gentle giants of Mexico’s Baja California
Kate Humble was lucky enough to have a close encounter with the gentle giants of Mexico’s Baja California
Dart deployed after attempts to strengthen starving mammal with frozen herring and live trout failed as it refused to feed
Despite talk of a Jaws-like incident off the coast of Cornwall, locals say the woman involved was probably nipped by a seal
BBC Four’s new foreign drama, set against the backdrop of an animal rights debate, is bold, striking and something different
Informative look at the dangers facing whales as a result of humans - but Channel 4 couldn't resist some Bourne Identity-style production
Little Grey and Little White were transported 6,000 miles by air, sea and land from Changfeng Ocean World in Shanghai
Sightings of the animals were previously rare, but rise in sardine population is thought be behind their resurgence
Islanders themselves have – unusually – condemned the hunt for its sheer wanton scale
The animals were stabbed to death for their meat and blubber – but the government insists the massacre is "fully regulated"
Andrew Haigh's savage Victoran whaling drama will leave you shivering - and not just because of the relentless Arctic cold
Bleak and grisly, the BBC whaling drama doesn’t hold back. But does it capture the true ‘floating butchery’ of a whale ship?
Orcas spend large amounts of their time with certain individuals who are often of the same sex and similar age, research finds
Man was diving for lobster off the coast of the northeastern state of Massachusetts when a whale 'tried to eat' him
Scientists estimate the grey whale travelled more than half the circumference of the globe
Researchers believe stress and damage from multiple entanglements stunts the North Atlantic right whales' growth
Hundreds watch as desperate but ultimately futile efforts are made to save young minke whale after it became lost in the Thames
Small whale, believed to be a Minke, was stuck on boat rollers at Richmond Lock and Weir
Prime Minister says Japan's actions on nature and biodiversity lag behind its promise to become carbon neutral by 2050
Animal rights organisation says juvenile minke took 20 minutes to drown after having head forced beneath the water
The animal has been caught in fishing nets for 15 days and has been filmed trying to escape
Britain could become a marine eco tourism hotspot if we look after our seas, the Wildlife Trusts said
The acoustic signal from the whale is different to any previously recorded signal, pointing to a possible new species