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

All kinds of animals are present on this Earth. Most animals have ravenous teeth that are used to hunt other animals. Here ...

Baleen whales migrate from high latitude feeding grounds to subtropical reproductive winter grounds, translocating limiting nutrients across ecosystems. This study estimates the latitudinal ...

Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and fish ...

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the ...

Bryde’s whales — pronounced “broodus” — are a member of the baleen family, and they are named after Johan Bryde, a 20th century Norwegian whaler, according to the National Oceanic and ...