Whales & Dolphins (& Porpoises)

A baby humpback whale plays as it swims near the surface in blue water off Tonga in the Pacific Ocean

10 amazing facts about humpback whales

Fungie the free Dingle dolphinis happy jumping around in the bay.

Famous dolphin secures a Guinness World Record

Drones used to weigh whales

Green turtle. © Ellis Roberts/BBC

When are Blue Planet Live and Blue Planet UK on TV?

Short-beaked common dolphins photographed off Gerrans Bay, Cornwall, in August 2018. © Rupert Kirkwood

Record number of whale and dolphin sightings in 2018

Mother and daughter reading. © Monkey Business Images/Getty

People & Wildlife

The best nature books for children from this year

Orca underwater in Norway. © Audun Rikardsen

Orcas still affected by toxic PCBs despite the ban

Sperm whale carcass washed up on isle of Texel, off coast of The Netherlands. © Steve Geelhoed

Why did 30 sperm whales strand in 2016?

Two of the four True's beaked whales spotted © ORCA

Elusive whale species photographed in “once in a lifetime” encounter

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New project to conserve the elusive river dolphins

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Fisherman films rare whale in Northumberland

Aerials of narwhal in a place where there is no hunting. The whales are pushing under the ice to feed on cod. They come up in seal holes and rotten ice in order to catch a breath.

Drone footage reveals new behaviours

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Whales ‘whisper’ to stay safe

Chris Lowe reaches down to cut the rope © Henry Kirkwood

Humpback whale rescued in UK waters

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New record for whale and dolphin watchers