A humpback whale named Timmy has repeatedly stranded in Germany’s Baltic waters, prompting urgent and controversial rescue efforts. Privately funded rescuers are attempting a high-risk operation using ...

Jessica Woodend has spent 20 years in wildlife education and animal care Maine wildlife educator Jessica Woodend designed a life-size inflatable whale as a tribute to a beloved local humpback named ...

Early in the morning on Feb. 29, a class of first graders excitedly shuffled into the South Boston Catholic Academy gym. Waiting for them on the floor lay a massive, life-sized, inflatable whale, ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — It's the final weekend of the South Florida Fair and there are several educational activations. The Beekeepers Association of Palm Beach County has bees on display, educating ...

3D model (generated from Scaniverse) of the inflatable pilot whale used for live stranding training. (a) Reference assessment against known length (5.0 meters), and straight-line measurement of the ...

Library visitors were able to go inside Chunk, a life-size, inflatable humpback whale at the Topsham Public Library on Dec. 31. Credit: Daryn Slover / Portland Press Herald On New Year’s Eve at the ...

The Stockbridge Library hosted a 40-foot inflatable humpback whale named Nile on Friday morning to help children learn more about the animal. The whale is a model of a real female whale that is ...

Maine wildlife educator Jessica Woodend designed a life-size inflatable whale as a tribute to a beloved local humpback named Chunk She now travels across the state with the whale, giving kids and ...