The sighting has caused a stir in the country and the broader region, as experts believe the whale could be the elusive ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them ...

More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets ...

The jawbone of a nearly 50-foot sperm whale that washed ashore on Oreti Beach in New Zealand's southernmost region has been removed with a chainsaw and stolen, according to New Zealand's Department of ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species. But on Monday a small group of scientists and ...

Marine scientists may learn more about the “rarest whale” in the world after a spade-toothed whale washed up on an Otago beach in New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Department of Conservation, ...

NEW ZEALAND -- Drone video captured three killer whales trailing a swimmer at Hahei Beach in New Zealand. Swimmer Judie Johnson told local media she thought the killer whales were dolphins until she ...

Migaloo, the famed albino whale, has not been seen for five years, since it last surfaced off the coast of Port Macquarie in ...

The whales stranded themselves on what's known as a deathtrap for ocean life. — -- Rescue workers are trying to save nearly 200 whales that were beached in New Zealand on Friday, though at least ...

The animals are being buried in a mass grave at the site. LONDON -- Fifty-one more pilot whales beached themselves and died in New Zealand, raising to nearly 200 the number that have done so over the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat ...

More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets ...