Humpback whales are famous for their beautiful, almost eerie songs, their incredible sizes, and their worldwide migration patterns. Massive humpback whale breaching. Image by GUDKOVANDREY via ...

It added that there are sporadic sightings around much of the UK, but are more commonly spotted off the Shetland Isles and Hebrides. A humpback whale was confirmed to have been spotted off the coast ...

Humpback whale populations have been increasing throughout many of their ranges since a final moratorium on commercial whaling was established in 1985 by the International Whaling Commission, NOAA ...

Humpback whales earn renown for their extraordinary acrobatic displays ... Whales are divided into two main groups: baleen whales and toothed whales. Baleen whales, like the blue whale, filter feed ...

Humpback whales have been known to swim 5,000 miles from tropical grounds to colder grounds for more productive feedings and ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they almost exclusively eat krill, which they strain out of huge water gulps through baleen plates. Humpback whales are filter ...

Humpback whales, which can weigh up to 40 tons and ... which are shrimp-like crustaceans they eat by straining water through bristly baleen plates made of keratin that act like a sieve.

Whales are the biggest creatures on Earth. These animals are found in every ocean, but that doesn't make them fish.

Sanctuary Ocean Count and Great Whale Count volunteers observe koholā, humpback whales from Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Molokaʻi, Hawai‘i and Maui. A total of 429 volunteers gathered data from the ...

The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a playful and spirited cetacean who had become familiar to whale watchers last summer for her acrobatic ...

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 ...