Sea creatures off the coast of California made for a moment where boaters thought they were in a “simulation.” ...

Alameda County firefighters spray water on a beached juvenile minke whale to keep it comfortable in Emeryville, Calif., on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ...

A minke whale that spent the last week swimming in Long Beach Harbor despite efforts by marine wildlife experts to reroute it back to deeper waters died this weekend, officials confirmed.

A rare minke whale was euthanized on Tuesday, April 8, after getting stuck in shallow waters near the Emeryville Marina in California's San Francisco Bay. This comes after three other gray whales ...

A rare minke whale had to be euthanized on Tuesday, April 8, after getting stuck in shallow waters near the Emeryville Marina in California's San Francisco Bay.

Minke whales are considered the smallest of the great, or baleen, whale family, and can grow to more than 26 feet long and weigh as much as 14,000 pounds, according to NOAA.

Rulli said minke whales are rare in the area, and the mammal center has spotted only five since 2009. The whale may have come into the San Francisco Bay looking for food, Rulli explained, but ...

A minke whale has apparently been spotted feeding off the shore by fishing crews in Cornwall. Company Mermaid Pleasure Trips ...

A single minke whale has been lingering in the Catalina Landing in downtown Long Beach for several days. NOAA is monitoring its health and trying to guide it back to open water.

A body of a gray whale found on a San Francisco Bay Area beach marks the 18th death of 2025 for the marine mammals in the ...