Bowhead whales — cousins of right whales — can also live incredibly long lives, with some surviving for two centuries. As ...

Three North Atlantic right whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the coast of the U.S. just this month, ...

One of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales is expected to die after becoming entangled in fishing gear near ...

The two whales have been identified as a juvenile male — which authorities think will “likely to die” — and a 13-year-old ...

Entangled right whales were seen off the coast of Massachusetts, and scientists say one of them is likely to die.

Life expectancy prediction using data collected over four decades reveals southern right whales' exceptionally long lives — ...

Two North Atlantic right whales were seen entangled in fishing gear and one has injuries so severe, a federal agency thinks ...

The endangered right whales' median age at death is about 22. Southern right whales, a closely related species, generally ...

New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years—almost twice as long ...

The results revealed that while the median lifespan of Southern right whales is 73.4 years, 10 percent are capable of ...

Three critically endangered North Atlantic right whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the United States' ...

The data revealed that Southern right whales can live for more than 130 years, with some speculated to reach the ripe old age ...