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

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as ...

6, 2025 — New research finds some baleen whale species call at such ... Drone Footage Provides New Insight Into Gray Whales' Acrobatic Feeding Behavior Sep. 25, 2024 — Drone footage is ...

The University of Washington conducted a study that offers more support to this claim, arguing that whale excrement holds ...

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.

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 ...

Researchers found that whale feces contain iron and non-toxic copper, essential nutrients for ocean ecosystems. The study ...

Toothed whales have teeth instead of the keratinous baleen that blue whales and others use to feed on tiny animals, such as ...