The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as ...

Avoiding predators is one of the most important jobs for many members of the animal world. Even ocean giants like baleen whales have something to fear from killer whales, their only known natural ...

A blue whale photographed in September 2010.NOAA The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny ...

A MAJOR “keep away” alert has been issued to beachgoers following the discovery of a 20-metre whale washed up on Irish sands. The mammal, which is understood to have been dead for ...

Deep in the Pacific, humans have tracked a mysterious whale’s call for decades—but no other whale seems to respond. And now, we might be running out of time to find the source.

A whale shark has left tropical waters to make a rare appearance off a town on the NSW South Coast a few hours’ drive from ...

Baleen whales, known scientifically as Mysticeti, are a fascinating group of marine mammals that have evolved unique feeding mechanisms and adaptations over millions of years. Their fossil record ...

Mothers nurse their calves for about a year because it takes that long for them to learn to forage for food on their own, Albert said. They are baleen whales and filter feeders that feed on ...

Baleen whales in the northwest Atlantic are particularly vulnerable to boat injuries in densely inhabited regions, shipping routes, and fishing grounds PLOS Journal ...

Biologists found significant blunt-force trauma on the right side of the head of a 3-year-old whale and suspect it was hit by ...

A new immersive art installation highlights the effects humans have on ocean ecosystems, and whales in particular.