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

Teeth Baleen whale. Toothed whale. Distribution Nearly everywhere except far northern waters. Worldwide in arctic and tropical waters. The main differences between a blue whale and a killer whale are ...

Whales, the majestic giants of the ocean, have a remarkable evolutionary history that dates back over 50 million years.Once land-dwelling creatures that walked on four legs, these marine mammals ...

Whale pee is a precious resource for ocean ecosystems, as revealed by a new study on the impact of the "great whale pee ...

Baleen whales, also called great whales ... Scientists have found environmental contaminants like pesticides and heavy metals in whale blubber. These accumulate as the whales feed on fish and other ...

The more uncommon baleen breachers include the gray, blue ... hygiene and health for certain cetaceans as the heavily infested species seem to be the most frequent breachers. Humpback whales bubble ...

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 ...

Baleen whales, such as humpbacks and blue whales ... have teeth that enable them to feed on larger prey such as fish, squid, and other marine mammals. Interestingly, all dolphins, including ...

Despite recent efforts by marine wildlife experts to reroute the animal to deeper waters, the minke whale was found dead on ...

File photo of a blue whale off the coast of Bandon, Oregon. An analysis from the University of Washington finds that blue and some other large baleen whales sing very low-pitched songs to avoid ...