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HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KGO) -- A 30-foot juvenile humpback whale has made Pillar Point Harbor its home for the past day or so. The opportunity to see a whale so close has brought people from across ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like many children, a baby humpback whale was recently overtaken by the immediate urge to play. Drone footage recently taken by ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Humpback whales were spotted swimming in San Francisco Bay on Thursday. Sky7 HD was over the huge marine mammals as they swam just inside the Golden Gate Bridge. We saw as many as ...

The first baby humpback whale of the season has been spotted swimming in the Salish Sea off Washington, photos show. Big Mama was seen with her baby Wednesday, May 21, in the Haro Strait, northwest of ...

Drone video captured stunning footage of humpback whales and sharks feeding off the coast of Montauk in New York. Two videos shared on social media showed the wild animals from above feeding on a ...

New Yorkers enjoyed a rare whale sighting on Monday after one was spotted swimming in the East River. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the sighting to the Gothamist on Tuesday. At the time, the Coast ...

Timo Dersch encountered the whales while freediving in the waters surrounding Norway Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal rescue ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A humpback whale calf may be a large animal, but it's still a kid Like many children, a baby humpback whale was recently overtaken ...

Like many children, a baby humpback whale was recently overtaken by the immediate urge to play. Drone footage recently taken by Shaun Arthurson in the waters around New South Wales, Australia, shows ...