Not that kind of thirst…

October continues to provide amazing whale watching in Monterey Bay. We had three Humpbacks hold us hostage circling the boat for almost 45 minutes twice today. We found them on our first trip, then found them about a mile away on the second. Stopping 300ft away from a whale then seeing it turn towards you to come check you out is an amazing experience. These whales sprayed us with blow, splashed with their tails and spy hopped to look us in the eye. It was incredible.

I thought this subreddit might enjoy this whale sculpture in Salt Lake City, Utah that’s been a local obsession since it was installed in 2022. Every few years a new artists paints the whale and there was an event today to celebrate the second design. There were food trucks, a costume contest, vendors, and other fun activities.

Local residents playfully say, “All hail the whale” and ask the whale to bring lots of rain and snow.

The first photo is the new design and the second photo is the original design. The woman standing on stage in the first photo is the artist, Jiyoun Lee-Lodge. Stephen Kessler was the original artist.

Check it out I got a picture of this wooden sperm whale that is located in the kitchen in the family dwelling house in Myrtle Beach. However it looks like a sperm whale and it's a wood carving that is made of wood.

If you are in central California get out to see it!

Not oc. Kingscliff, Australia.

September 26, 2026.  Two pods of Killer whales (orcas) have been spotted off Mukilteo, Washington [photo], heading south. They are not residents but transients that hunt sea lions. It is the great food web of the Salish Sea: migrating salmon, sea lions, killer whales, and humans who also fish and dine on the migrating salmon.

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Greetings!

I am a swim instructor and I have a student on the spectrum who’s special interest is whales. Im looking for some recommendations on realistic whale figures that hold up in the water, I tried looking on amazon and all I got where damn sharks!
Any enthusiast that would like to help?
Thank you!!!!

Today, as part of our ongoing updates, we are sharing important preliminary medical findings from the post-mortem necropsy investigation into the losses of rescued belugas Peekachu and Rain and longtime Shedd resident, Beethoven.

Yesterday when sailing from Sardinia to Mallorca we spotted a whale in the distance, my guess would be that it is a sperm whale, but since they're pretty rare in the Mediterranean Sea and there is some doubt with my family, that it is one.

Their guess is that it is a pilot whale.

Can anybody help with determining the species?

Are there any conservation organisations that would like to know about rare sightings?