Baleen whales get their name from the unique structure in their mouths, the baleen plate, which they use as a filter to pull food out of the water in a process known as filter feeding. Baleen plates ...

From mid-April through October, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, plays host to several whale species, including humpback, pilot and minke ... and serves as an important feeding ground for whales.

“They are feeding on squid in the offshore waters in these areas and it is where some of their main food sources occur supporting many thousand pilot whales,” Meynecke said. The largest mass ...

They're the biggest fish in the sea — and found in warm oceans all around the world. But some things about them remain a ...

Continue reading to discover why baleen whales migrate and where they travel. Baleen whales feed on krill, plankton, and small fish. Called filter feeding, they feed by taking in great mouthfuls of ...

Around 30 North Atlantic right whales and some humpback whales were spotted feeding near the eastern end of the Cape Cod Canal on April 15. One right whale briefly entered the canal, causing a ...

By being given the opportunity to work on the boats, helping out crew on tourist boats, and noting and photographing whale patterns, I was able to see the pilot whales first hand, as well as ...

Alarm bells were sounded after 30 false killer whales were spotted in the Drowned Caye area - waters that are too shallow for these creatures. The sighting spurred the Clearwater Marine Research ...

Boats recently reported spotting a large group of humpback whales feeding in the Santa Barbara Channel off the Ventura coast. Local sightings of the whales, known for their acrobatics ...

an area of deep underwater canyons off western Australia’s south coast called Bremer Canyon becomes the preferred feeding ground for marine predators including sharks, pilot whales, beaked ...