The story of the loneliest whale in the world.

Humpbacks are some of the most watched whales in the world, and yet so much of their lives remains a mystery.

A courageous tribe, a colossal foe, and a terrifying ocean voyage.

Joe Howlett gave his life to save an animal that may already be past the point of no return. After ten centuries of annihilation, is there any way to undo the damage done?

Fishing gear can pose a deadly threat to whales—and to those who try to save them.

Reflections on a scientific autopsy and the nature of intimacy.

Internet death threats hound a young Alaskan after a successful hunt.

On the slow death of a beached humpback whale.

A woman--rather, a whale trapped in a woman's body--gets a performance job at Ocean World.

"I arrive at Ocean World before dawn. My plan is to swim with Keiko an hour before everyone is scheduled to arrive, which I’m not supposed to do, but sometimes you just have to ignore the protocols—when you’re a whale among whales, human rules don’t apply."