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

Examples of baleen whales include blue whales, fin whales and humpback whales. Toothed whales usually eat larger prey, which can include fish, squid, octopus, seabirds, seals, penguins ...

New findings suggest the evolution and behavior of at least some baleen whales has been significantly shaped by fear of orca attack.

An endangered North Atlantic right whale, swimming in the Gulf off the Fort Myers, Florida coast, was captured on video by ...

Mar. 15—The 47-foot fin whale that washed up on the Anchorage mudflats in November, drawing hundreds of visitors and becoming a citywide phenomenon, has found a permanent home at a Wasilla museum.

A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ...

In the new paper, researchers monitored songs from blue, fin and humpback whales off the West Coast of the United States for six years, to see what the song data could reveal about the health of ...

For too long, Humpback whales' urinary contributions to the ocean have been overlooked. Photograph By Martin Van Aswegen, NOAA Permit 21476 In the deep blue water, a one-month-old humpback whale ...