A species of whale, so ancient and elusive that harpoon fragments dating back over a century have been discovered embedded in their bodies, continues to intrigue scientists. The mysterious bowhead ...

As crowds of onlookers trekked across Anchorage’s tidal mud flats to see the carcass of a 47-foot fin whale that washed ...

Yugu Alfred Ningeok is the son of a whaling captain and a member of an Inupiat whaling crew. An umiak, or skin boat, carries a small team in pursuit of a whale. Hear more about camping on sea ice ...

Communication between beings in the animal kingdom is an area that experts have yet to fully understand. Scientists have ...

Members of the community are allowed to catch limited number of bowhead whales a year from stable populations. The first boats to harpoon the whale receive shares. The lead whaling crew divide the ...