“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the longest migration of any mammal,” says Roman. “So they connect areas close to ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.

Whales sing more when they have a proximity to food, according to a new study by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Photo from Chinh le Duc, UnSplash Baleen whales sing more when there ...

“Given that these warm-water ecosystems are even more nutrient-limited than those in polar regions, the impacts may be even greater in the areas where baleen whales commonly breed and give birth.” In ...

Baleen whales are among the largest creatures in the ocean, but that doesn’t mean they’re safe from other animals. A pod of orcas can take a giant baleen whale down, and these filter-feeders ...

Unfortunately, right whales and other large animals of the sea are dying at man’s hand to the point of extinction.   This is ...

The fight vs. flight differences appear to drive all aspects of the lives of baleen whales, from where they are found, to their communication, to where and when they breed and feed. "It just never ...