The whale is now under a “police escort” with support from as many as six vessels after it became stranded in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany

In an unexpected breakthrough, the 40-foot mammal swam to deeper water on Friday morning through a channel that rescuers had dug for it.

A total of 310 volunteers gathered data about koholā, or humpback whales, on the final coordinated count day of the 2026 season March 28 as part of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count and Great Whale Count by Pacific Whale Foundation.

In the competitive romance game, mature humpback whales are getting the females more often than their younger rivals because they know how to sing great love songs to them.

A massive mouth can hold a lot of fish, and they don’t come more massive than a humpback whale’s! The amazing clip above shows a close-up view of a humpback whale lunging through what appears to be a