The gray whale, also known as the gray back or devil fish, is a marine mammal. It is the only member of the Eschrichtiidae family.SeaWorld.org: Animal Bytes - Gray ...

Orcas, or killer whales, are large carnivorous marine mammals. They are actually not whales, but dolphins.National Geographic: Killer Whale (Orca) Orcas were discovered in 1758 and, because they prey ...

The humpback whale is a marine mammal in the same family as the blue whale and the fin whale.American Cetacean Society: Humpback Whale Isolated populations of humpbacks are found ...

Dolphins are intelligent marine life that is closely related to whales. There are thirty six species of dolphins one of which is the Orca or killer whale, it is the ...

The right whale is a large baleen whale. The name may have been given to this cetacean by whalers who considered it the "right" whale to hunt, or perhaps right ...

The semi-aquatic Indohyus, a small mammal resembling a deer without antlers, lived in Southern Asia 48 million years ago. Some scientists now believe the animals may have been ancestors to ...

The Sea Shepherd anti-whaling group's high-tech boat, the Ady Gil, was rammed by a Japanese whaling ship, the Shonan Maru No. 2, in early January 2010. Sea Shepherd is ...

Whaling is the controversial hunting of whales and dolphins. Many species of whales are endangered which creates a great debate over the industry. In the 19th century whaling was popular ...