whales

A Coast Guard crew working off the Louisiana coast has revealed the shocking identity of what was first believed to be a pile of debris.

A whale-watching boat carrying a group of tourists had a dangerous run-in with a humpback whale while off the coast of La Paz, Mexico.

In 2010, an orca named Tilikum made headlines when he killed SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau in Orlando, Florida — Brancheau wasn’t the first person killed by the park’s troubled resident; then again, Tilikum wasn’t the first (or the last) captive orca to attack a human being. Three years later, he became newsworthy again as the subject of Blackfish, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s eye-opening documentary which used the story of Tilikum to shine a light on the horrors lurking within sea parks (spoiler: it’s the humans you need to worry about). Four years later, Tilikum is making headlines again, as the now-infamous orca has passed away at the estimated age of 36.

A 23-foot whale washed ashore in Cameron Parish. Biologists are investigating the incident in hopes to find out the reason why.

Now that we're done with Thanksgiving, I figured I can show you this now. But, If you're really squeamish, this might not be for you. Oh what the heck, watch it anyway!