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 recent theory proposes that whales weren’t just predators in the ocean environment: Nutrients that whales excreted may have ...

Learn more about how baleen whales split into two groups — fight or flight — and how these groups determine how loud they sing.

The origins of this whale of a tale date back to an article first published in the late 1800s by a Canadian newspaper.

From mammoth African elephants to giant whales, let's take a look at the 8 largest mammals that inhabit our planet.