For a decade, Woodend, 39, crisscrossed the state with live animals in tow, introducing communities to the wildlife right in their backyard. She loved watching kids’ eyes widen as they reached out, ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Whale Mobile, a life-size 40-foot inflatable whale, made a visit to RCSD School No. 34 on Thursday. Students got an immersive experience where they could see the sheer scale of ...

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, ...

It made for a whale of a night on Saturday, April 2, when four life-sized inflatable cetaceans were unveiled at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro. The blowout occasion was the aquarium’s L.A.

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 ...