Whales & Dolphins (& Porpoises)

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

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First ever underwater footage of rare whale

A humpback whale checks out Shetland naturalist Richard Shucksmith. © Richard Shucksmith and Brydon Thomason

Humpback in Scotland last seen in the Caribbean

Female orca swimming on the surface with a diver in the background. Offshore from the North Island, New Zealand. © wildestanimal/Getty

15 amazing facts about orcas