A rare look at a spectacular show of nature, as gray whales make a splash off the coast of Southern California. They've made an impressive comeback and are giving the economy of that region a real boost. NBC's Diana Alvear reports. (Nightly News)
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It's believed that shifting winds may have broken up the ice that confined the killer whales, who survived by taking turns coming up for air in a hole the size of a pickup truck. NBC's Anne Thompson reports. (Nightly News)
An estimated dozen killer whales have been trapped for days under thick arctic ice in a remote corner of Quebec , taking turns to breathe through a tiny hole. The town's mayor is begging for help, asking the government to send icebreakers before the animals suffocate. (TODAY)
Humpback whales are winter visitors each year to a harbor in Ireland where they showed up in record numbers and put on a show for tourists. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)
It's hard to tell which species is doing the watching in this video of an Australian father and his teenage daughter having an up-close encounter with a pair of humpback whales. At one point the girl became terrified that the whales would flip their boat. (TODAY)
For the first time in 20 years, U.S. aquariums are trying to import beluga whales from the Arctic. Supporters say Georgia Aquarium's plan to send 18 whales to six different aquariums is a no-brainer for science, but animal rights groups are arguing the whales don't belong in captivity. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports. (TODAY)
Incredible images taken by retired biology instructor Bill Bouton of a small pod of humpback whales lunge-feeding off the coast of California have gone viral (TODAY)
TODAY's Natalie Morales takes a look at penguins in Antarctica jumping onto a massive iceberg to escape hungry killer whales swimming in the waters below. (TODAY)
Dozens of pilot whales have died after being stranded on a New Zealand beach. Forty more are at severe risk. Rescuers have been working tirelessly to save them but their only hope now is that a high tide will allow them to swim to deeper waters. ITN's Richard Pallot reports. (Nightly News)
There have been several rare sightings off the coast of California as a family of killer whales from Monterey journeyed to the San Pedro Channel. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)