Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Any individual with a name like Peter Rabbit might be expected to crave carrots and cabbage, but there is now a bearer of the name ...

Scientists at the New England Aquarium have unveiled a new slate of named North Atlantic right whales—a tradition that helps researchers in the field identify the animals in real time. This year's ...

Move over Mick Jagger. There’s a new star in town. “Jagger” the whale is one of 19 North Atlantic right whales that have new names, as New England Aquarium scientists unveiled a slate of named whales ...

One of the world’s most endangered whale populations has a newly identified member, and federal biologists are celebrating the discovery with a special contest to select a name for the animal. The ...

FILE - This Sept. 2015, photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows an aerial view of adult female Southern Resident killer whale (J16) swimming with her calf (J50). New research suggests that inbreeding ...