Surrounded by water on three sides, Cape Cod has a remarkable bounty of marine wildlife on display, so it is no wonder that whale watches are one of the more popular activities for visitors and ...

The young humpback known as “Oil Change,” seen off Cape Cod in the summer, was found fatally injured near Atlantic resort ...

Sometimes during whale-watching expeditions, another type of creature grabs the spotlight merely by showing up. The accompanying footage shows a massive basking shark alongside a Cape Cod ...

CAPE COD BAY, Mass. -- A North Atlantic right whale and her calf were spotted in the Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts on March 27. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution posted the footage to YouTube ...

Whale watchers in Massachusetts were treated to a “spectacular” show by one of the largest and most elusive whale species. People aboard the Oct. 6 Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruise observed a fin whale ...

It’s not just great white sharks hunting for Cape Cod seals these days. Those on a whale watch learned that recently when they spotted a mako shark chomping on a seal, as they saw the water turn ...

Next to beaches, lighthouses and seafood, one of the most commonly associated things with Cape Cod is the humble cranberry.

Fin whales rarely lift their tails out of the water on any dive, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Getty Images/iStockphoto Whale watchers in Massachusetts were treated ...