Whale shark pup rescued off Gujarat coast

Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2013, 23:28

Experts working on whale shark conservation are studying the phenomenon which indicates the giant fish swims all the way from Australian shores to Gujarat to reproduce.

Whale shark found dead

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 17:32

A giant whale shark was found dead near Madhwad port at Kodinar, forest official said.

Dwarf whale survived well into Ice Age

Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 12:32

A dwarf baleen whale from Northern California avoided extinction far longer than previously thought and well into Ice Age, researchers, detailing its fossil, have found.

New technology to record whale songs in Antarctica

Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 12:05

Scientists have managed to capture up to 26,545 blue whale songs in the Antarctic in a study for which they used - for the first time - new acoustical detection and tracking techniques to locate and observe them.

Antarctica`s first whale skeleton found

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 13:37

Marine biologists have, for the first time, found a whale skeleton on the ocean floor near Antarctica, giving new insights into life in the sea depths.

Noah and the Whale begin sci-fi movie

Last Updated: Monday, March 4, 2013, 16:00

Rockers Noah and the Whale have swapped the stage for the screen by shooting a short science-fiction movie.

Brit man finds whale vomit worth 43,000 pounds

Last Updated: Thursday, January 31, 2013, 19:18

A British man has been offered 43,000 pounds for a rare piece of whale vomit, weighing three kilogrammes, that his dog stumbled upon while they were taking a walk on the beach.

Killer whales trapped in ice free themselves

Last Updated: Friday, January 11, 2013, 13:38

It was a scene reminiscent of a motion picture "Big Miracle" which told a real life story of whales trapped under ice in 1988, and a small town trying frantically, but ill-equipped to free them.