MIRISSA, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan waters are considered a haven for the largest creatures ever to have lived, the blue whale, a rare place for a resident, year-round population to thrive. In 2021 ...

Blue whale decline in Sri Lanka tied to climate and human activity. Story by SAT Articles • 4d. A resident population of blue whales has for many years lived in the coastal waters of Sri Lanka, ...

NEW DELHI: Blue whales, the largest living animals, have recovered from being hunted, only to face the growing challenges from global warming and other human threats like underwater noise ...

Unraveling the mystery of rarely seen blue whale calves. Only two blue whale births have ever been recorded in human history, both decades ago. This remains an extraordinary mystery, given there ...

All told, about 3.5 percent of the blue whale genome comes from fin whales. “This is fantastic,” Dr. Janke said. He had previously looked for blue whale DNA in fin whale genomes and not found it.

King of the Blue Ocean–or KOBO–is one of the museum’s signature attractions. The blue whale was accidentally struck by a vessel in 1998 and brought to the museum two years later.

A blue whale, measuring about 35 feet, was found dead in Gwatar Bay, Makran Coast at the border Pakistan and Iran. The ...