The atmosphere on board the Julina was electric as researchers moved alongside an elusive Omura’s whale and her calf feeding and swimming near Nosy Be, a small island off the northwest coast of ...

Image caption, An Omura's whale caught underwater lunge feeding "Over the years, there have been a small handful of possible sightings of Omura's whales, but nothing that was confirmed," says Dr ...

Boaters in Thailand filmed what’s believed to be a rare all-white Omura’s whale. ... The creatures were seen swimming and feeding near the Phi Phi Islands, Honeymoon Island and Coral Island.

Omura's whales, long misidentified as Bryde's whales, were first confirmed to be a distinct species in 2003, The Washington Post reported. That confirmation, however, came from DNA samples ...

A handful of unusual whale specimens were recognized as a separate species called Omura’s whale (Balaenoptera omurai) in 2003. Until now there have only been a few unconfirmed sightings of ...

A white whale approached a boat at sea, and it wasn’t Moby Dick. A boat full of tourists witnessed what may have been the first-ever sighting of an all-white Omura’s Whale off the coast of ...

Dr. Salvatore Cerchio of the New England Aquarium led a team to study these rare whales last fall. Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to search Skip to footer.

Scientists have discovered that some whales have "stretchy" nerves in their mouth and tongue that can double in length and spring back. IE 11 is not supported.

Omura's whales were long mistaken for another species. Genetic data confirmed their uniqueness in 2003, but all of the information came from dead samples — whale bits left over from Japanese ...

Omura's whales can reach up to 38 feet (11.5 meters) in length, which is quite small when compared with larger species like blue whales, which can reach up to 100 feet (30 meters).

Boaters in Thailand filmed what’s believed to be a rare all-white Omura’s whale. ... The creatures were seen swimming and feeding near the Phi Phi Islands, Honeymoon Island and Coral Island.