The biggest whale species on Earth is a monster! There are plenty of large creatures within the Cetacea order (which contains ...

Bryde’s whales are large baleen whales, related to blue whales and humpbacks, and are commonly found in warm waters. This encounter highlighted the unpredictable and awe-inspiring nature of marine ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...

Cetaceans are among the most intelligent creatures in the ocean and many whales have used their big brains to develop cunning ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For humpback whales in the Pacific, their songs may be a solid ...

Increasingly, some politicians and national delegations at fisheries organizations meetings argue that whale populations should be reduced because whales compete with human beings for ever-scarcer ...

Blue whales are not only the largest animal on earth today but the largest known animal ever to have lived on earth. The largest blue whale ever recorded weighed over 199 tons. Even average-sized blue ...

The legislation would require NOAA to draw maps of current and future habitat for sperm whales and baleen whales. A bipartisan House bill introduced Wednesday would require NOAA Fisheries to conduct ...

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. As far as deep-sea ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have “baleen” in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales ...