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After weeks of drama, the stranded humpback whale is back in his natural habitat but still not out of harm's way. The whale nicknamed Timmy, whose fate has captivated Germany since late March, was ...

Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.

The whale appeared to be unharmed by the collision, which was captured on video. By John S.W. MacDonald A personal watercraft struck an adult gray whale that had just breached off Vancouver, British ...

A humpback whale calf that earned huge media attention and the nickname Timmy after being repeatedly stranded in shallow waters near Germany has been released into the North Sea by rescue team. The ...

A fin whale stranded on a Samish Island beach near Bellingham died Tuesday morning, bringing Washington state’s whale death toll to 18 so far this year, researchers said. The male is the first fin ...

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The humpback whale, stuck for weeks in shallow waters off Germany, was towed to the North Sea in a barge. The story captivated the country. By Jenny Gross A humpback whale that was stranded for weeks ...

A rescue team on Saturday released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said. Nicknamed Timmy by German media, ...

BERLIN — A rescue team on Saturday released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said. Subscribe to read this ...

ISLAND COUNTY, Wash. — A dead gray whale washed ashore on a Whidbey Island beach on Wednesday, according to the Island County Sheriff’s Office (ICSO). The ICSO said the whale was found on Wednesday ...

Calf was transported by water-filled barge in operation deemed ‘inadvisable’ because of low chance of survival Rescuers have released a young humpback whale that became a national sensation after it ...