A pair of adult female right whales, Koala and Curlew, have mystified researchers this winter as they cruised south along the Florida coast, then made a surprise appearance this week off Alabama’s Gulf Coast.

This video of two rare whales is stirring up a lot of talk among marine biologists because of how rare it is. The whales are two of a species that has an estimated total population of 370, and they were spotted in an area that is not commonly visited by this type of whale.

Two North Atlantic right whales were spotted off the Gulf Coast of Alabama recently in a rare encounter less than a mile away from the Gulf Shore of Alabama. North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered,

Two female right whales traveled across the U.S. Gulf coast during the winter which is rare for the endangered whales, according to researchers.

Whale sightings aren't uncommon along the Gulf Coast, but to see a North Atlantic Right Whale swimming along the Alabama shoreline is a rare sight. FULL STORY:

A rare visit from endangered whales are causing boaters to go slow for what’s below. With a careful eye, two whales were spotted on Feb. 2 near Perdido Pass, barely poking their body above the waterline.

A boat captain spotted two whales off the Alabama coast Sunday morning near Perdido Pass in Baldwin County. Bobby Kelly, owner of Miss Brianna Fishing Charters, says he was the first to spot the two whales around 8:00 am Sunday,