Blue whales are not only the largest animal on earth today but the largest known animal ever to have lived on earth. The ...

Baleen whales are some of the most unique and breathtaking animals. These huge marine mammals are some of the biggest to have ...

Second only in size to the blue whale, seeing a fin whale surface from the ocean's depths can leave you spellbound!

As a last act, he and his mates painted their initials inside the whale's condo-size mouth. In 1963, the same year that blue whales gained some measure of international protection, Natural History ...

This blue whale skull is one of the largest in any collection ... the skull and model entertained visitors who came to marvel at a whale of such size that it could provide “commodious quarters ...

Blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived. These colossal cetaceans often reach 30 metres in length and can weigh up to 180 tonnes - so they need to eat a lot to keep them swimming. But ...

Even average-sized blue whales are massive, weighing around 350,000 pounds. That’s about the same as 30 adult male African elephants. Despite their huge size, they eat a diet of tiny shrimp-like ...