New research reveals that orcas around the island of Hokkaido can be split into two distinct forms, offering conservationists ...

Japanese whaling vessels returned to port on Saturday after catching more than 300 of the mammals in the Antarctic Ocean without facing any protests by anti-whaling groups, officials said. A fleet of ...

The U.N.'s International Court of Justice ruled on Monday that Japan needs to stop its controversial and not-really-well-liked whale hunting practices. The court wasn't convinced that Japan's ...

Cetaceans are among the most intelligent creatures in the ocean and many whales have used their big brains to develop cunning ...