Pic o’ the Week: Pelican Almost Becomes Whale Snack

What happens when a pelican gets in the middle of a humpback whale's lunch? Journalist Manon Verchot recounts the tale in Audubon magazine, "A hungry pelican was happily feasting on anchovies when the water beneath began to move. Strong baleen jaws clamped down hard—a humpback whale snatched up the seabird. 'It was evident that the pelican …

Pic o’ the Week: sky on a whale’s back

As the autumn days become shorter and colder in the Northern Hemisphere, the ocean's creatures prepare for winter. In the deep waters off the Central California coast, enormous schools of anchovies are drawing hundreds of humpback whales, along with blue whales, dolphins, seals, and other predators. Here, blue sky and wispy clouds reflect off a humpback …

Pic o’ the Week: A Whale Watches

A humpback whale eyes photographer Rodger Klein in the South Pacific waters off Tonga. © Rodger Klein Where great whales come sailing by,Sail and sail, with unshut eye,Round the world for ever and aye?--Matthew Arnold The southern hemisphere's humpback whale population is slowly rebounding after being nearly wiped out by 20th century commercial whaling. The …