For the first time in recorded history, a group of bowhead whales has been spotted off the coast of British Columbia, far south of their typical Arctic habitat. Researchers from the University of ...

Bowhead whales glide under drifting ice and are rarely seen for more than a few precious moments. They support the Arctic ecosystem in ways that still leave many questions open. Researchers from ...

Researchers have provisionally named this new species Leviathan megalodon (not to be confused with the giant prehistoric shark ... maximizing its ability to exploit seasonally abundant food resources ...

(via PBS Eons) Unlike in fiction, giant whales do not emerge fully-formed from the ocean deep. So, where did Livyatan melvillei come from? How did such a large predator live? And what caused the titan ...

It will then swallow the leftover fish trapped between its baleen hairs and in its mouth. Skim feeders, such as bowhead whales, will swim much more slowly through the water towards groups of fish, ...

Hess focuses on the hunt for the bowhead whale. He shows us how it feels to stand in an open boat bobbing on a frozen sea, waiting to take a harpoon-gun shot at a creature the size of an 18-wheeler.

The answer to this question varies among whale species. A toothed whale may nurse her baby anywhere from 12-36 months. Alternatively, a bowhead whale nurses her baby for 6-12 months. A beluga whale ...

The vast and mysterious world of the ocean is home to some of the planet’s most fascinating creatures, whales. These marine giants have long captured human imagination with their immense size and ...

Another dead whale was discovered in the waters of the San Francisco Bay, the fifth creature found in the area in less than a month, officials said. The female gray whale drifted overnight on ...