After a gestation period that lasts nearly a year, the female blue whale gives birth to a single calf on her return to the region. Female blue whales feed heavily in the summer because they ...

Gliding gracefully through the marine waters, the blue whale is considered to be the largest creature to have ever existed.

Blue whales are one of nature’s most incredible creatures. They're not just the largest animals on Earth, but also ...

There have been only two recorded instances of the world’s largest animal giving birth in all of human history, both from ...

In summer, blue whales migrate to feed in colder regions where krill is plentiful: for example, off California. In winter, when ready to give birth, they return to warmer regions like the Gulf of ...

Blue whales might be some of the most iconic creatures on the planet, but for all their impressive features, there’s still plenty we don’t know about them. One particularly confounding mystery ...

Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, are extraordinary creatures with many fascinating characteristics worth ...

“My conceptual model can explain the mystery of the missing calves: blue whales produce calves, or give birth, shortly after departing their summer feeding grounds, and wean their calves seven ...

Blue whales making an unusual winter appearance ... from their feeding grounds in Alaska to where they give birth in the warm-water lagoons off Mexico. The gray whale season typically starts ...