Summer Animals - Antarctica

Summer Animals - Antarctica

Whales are seen in Penola Strait in Antarctica, on December 12, 2025. The Antarctic ice and snow melt in large quantities during the height of summer, when the weather is relatively mild and the days are long. It is not only the high season for penguins to mate and hatch their chicks, but also the best time for whale watching. Photo by Yang Shu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

[Breaking News]Dolphin hunt season begins in western Japan town

TAIJI, Japan, Sept. 1 Kyodo - Fishing boats leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales. (Kyodo)

Dolphin hunt begins in western Japan town

Dolphin hunt begins in western Japan town

A fishing boat drives a pod of Risso's dolphins into a cove in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, as the new season for hunting dolphins and small whales begins.

Dolphin hunt begins in western Japan town

Dolphin hunt begins in western Japan town

Fishing boats drive a pod of Risso's dolphins into a cove in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, as the new season for hunting dolphins and small whales begins.

Dolphin hunt season begins in western Japan town

Dolphin hunt season begins in western Japan town

Fishing boats leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

Dolphin hunt season begins in western Japan town

Dolphin hunt season begins in western Japan town

Fishing boats leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

Baseball: Warren Cromartie

Baseball: Warren Cromartie

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Warren Cromartie of the Yomiuri Giants blows bubble gum on third base during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Yokohama Taiyo Whales on May 13, 1985, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.(Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Whales beached on eastern Japan coast

TATEYAMA, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 30, 2025, shows four whales that became beached in Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo)

Whales beached on eastern Japan coast

Whales beached on eastern Japan coast

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 30, 2025, shows four whales that became beached in Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

Killer whales off Hokkaido

RAUSU, Japan, June 13 Kyodo - Killer whales swim off Rausu, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 13, 2025. (Kyodo)

Killer whales off Hokkaido

Killer whales off Hokkaido

Killer whales swim off Rausu, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 13, 2025.

Killer whales off Hokkaido

Killer whales off Hokkaido

Killer whales swim off Rausu, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 13, 2025.

Killer whales off Hokkaido

Killer whales off Hokkaido

Killer whales swim off Rausu, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 13, 2025.

Killer whales off Hokkaido

Killer whales off Hokkaido

Killer whales swim off Rausu, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 13, 2025.

Killer whales off Hokkaido

Killer whales off Hokkaido

Killer whales swim off Rausu, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 13, 2025.

Whale observation tour

TOKYO, Japan, March 28 Kyodo - Humpback whales swim near people participating in a whale observation tour in waters off Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2025. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Whale observation tour

TOKYO, Japan, March 28 Kyodo - Humpback whales swim near people participating in a whale observation tour in waters off Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2025. (Kyodo)

Whale observation tour

Whale observation tour

Humpback whales swim near people participating in a whale observation tour in waters off Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2025.

Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

The beluga whales during the presentation of the union of the four beluga whales, at l'Oceanogràfic de Valencia, on January 21, 2025, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). L'Oceanogràfic de Valencia invites the media to the official presentation of the union of the four beluga whales (the two rescued from the NEMO aquarium in Kharkov and the two from Valencia) that, after months of specialized attention and a rigorous adaptation process, have been successfully integrated into the facilities and will soon be visible to the public. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

The beluga whales during the presentation of the union of the four beluga whales, at l'Oceanogràfic de Valencia, on January 21, 2025, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). L'Oceanogràfic de Valencia invites the media to the official presentation of the union of the four beluga whales (the two rescued from the NEMO aquarium in Kharkov and the two from Valencia) that, after months of specialized attention and a rigorous adaptation process, have been successfully integrated into the facilities and will soon be visible to the public. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

The beluga whales during the presentation of the union of the four beluga whales, at l'Oceanogràfic de Valencia, on January 21, 2025, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). L'Oceanogràfic de Valencia invites the media to the official presentation of the union of the four beluga whales (the two rescued from the NEMO aquarium in Kharkov and the two from Valencia) that, after months of specialized attention and a rigorous adaptation process, have been successfully integrated into the facilities and will soon be visible to the public. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

The beluga whales during the presentation of the union of the four beluga whales, at l'Oceanogràfic de Valencia, on January 21, 2025, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). L'Oceanogràfic de Valencia invites the media to the official presentation of the union of the four beluga whales (the two rescued from the NEMO aquarium in Kharkov and the two from Valencia) that, after months of specialized attention and a rigorous adaptation process, have been successfully integrated into the facilities and will soon be visible to the public. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

The beluga whales during the presentation of the union of the four beluga whales, at l'Oceanogràfic de Valencia, on January 21, 2025, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). L'Oceanogràfic de Valencia invites the media to the official presentation of the union of the four beluga whales (the two rescued from the NEMO aquarium in Kharkov and the two from Valencia) that, after months of specialized attention and a rigorous adaptation process, have been successfully integrated into the facilities and will soon be visible to the public. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

The beluga whales during the presentation of the union of the four beluga whales, at l'Oceanogràfic de Valencia, on January 21, 2025, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). L'Oceanogràfic de Valencia invites the media to the official presentation of the union of the four beluga whales (the two rescued from the NEMO aquarium in Kharkov and the two from Valencia) that, after months of specialized attention and a rigorous adaptation process, have been successfully integrated into the facilities and will soon be visible to the public. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

The beluga whales during the presentation of the union of the four beluga whales, at l'Oceanogràfic de Valencia, on January 21, 2025, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). L'Oceanogràfic de Valencia invites the media to the official presentation of the union of the four beluga whales (the two rescued from the NEMO aquarium in Kharkov and the two from Valencia) that, after months of specialized attention and a rigorous adaptation process, have been successfully integrated into the facilities and will soon be visible to the public. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Manta Ray close encounter in Bora-Bora, French Polynesia on September 2024. Photo by Jonathan Doval/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Two humpbacks whales chasing a female in Rurutu, French Polynesia on September 2024. Photo by Jonathan Doval/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

A Manta Ray swiming under the light in Bora-Bora, French Polynesia on September 2024. Photo by Jonathan Doval/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Manta Ray swimming in a shallow water in Bora-Bora, French Polynesia on September 2024. Photo by Jonathan Doval/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Three Humpbacks whales chilling in the middle of the ocean, in Rurutu, French Polynesia on September 2024. Photo by Jonathan Doval/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Female humpback whale swiming at the surface in Rurutu, French Polynesia on September 2024. Photo by Jonathan Doval/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Young humpback whale close encounter before diving in the deep in Rurutu, French Polynesia on September 2024. Photo by Jonathan Doval/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Mother and calf humpbacks whales in the blue in Rurutu, French Polynesia on September 2024. Photo by Jonathan Doval/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Humpback Whales and Manta Rays in French Polynesia

Manta Rays dancing in circle in Bora-Bora, French Polynesia on September 2024. Photo by Jonathan Doval/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

Tourists visit Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt, on December 26, 2024. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Wang Dongzhen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

This photo taken on December 26, 2024 shows whale fossil remains at Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Wang Dongzhen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

This photo taken on December 26, 2024 shows whale fossil remains at Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

This photo taken on December 26, 2024 shows whale fossil remains at Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

Tourists visit Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt, on December 26, 2024. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

Tourists visit Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt, on December 26, 2024. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Wang Dongzhen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

Tourists view whale fossil remains at Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt, on December 26, 2024. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

This photo taken on December 26, 2024 shows whale fossil remains at Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

Tourists visit Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt, on December 26, 2024. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Wang Dongzhen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

This photo taken on December 26, 2024 shows whale fossil remains at Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

Tourists visit Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt, on December 26, 2024. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Wang Dongzhen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

This photo taken on December 26, 2024 shows whale fossil remains at Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

This photo taken on December 26, 2024 shows a view of Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

This photo taken on December 26, 2024 shows whale fossil remains at Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

World Heritage Site Whale Valley - Egypt

This photo taken on December 26, 2024 shows whale fossil remains at Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, located in the desert of Fayoum, features invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. It was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 2005. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Arrival of Paul Watson in France - Paris

Arrival of Paul Watson in France - Paris

Paul Watson landed at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport after spending 5 months in detention in Nuuk, Denmark, a country which rejected Japan's extradition request on Tuesday. He is a 74-year-old man, committed for around fifty years to the defense of whales and known for his punchy actions, aroused an outpouring of sympathy in France where the authorities had asked Denmark not to extradite him, as well as among environmental defenders. December 20, 2024, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM