A sperm whale’s tooth can weigh more than two pounds and they are illegally trafficked to be used as decorations and for ...

A rare strap-toothed whale has died after an attempted stranding on East Clive Beach on Wednesday. Locals spotted two of the ...

One of the most unique about whales is that they're the largest animals to ever exist on Earth — even bigger than the largest ...

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

A rare dwarf sperm whale mysteriously washed ashore in Australia, prompting an official investigation, according to news ...

Whales, or cetaceans, are divided into two categories: baleen whales and toothed whales. As their name suggests, baleen whales (Mysticetes) do not have teeth. Instead, they have baleen, a bristle-like ...

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 ...

A new immersive art installation highlights the effects humans have on ocean ecosystems, and whales in particular.

More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales face predatory attacks from killer whales, especially mother and calf pairs. When attacked, some species fight back, while others choose flight.

Even though we’ve spent centuries exploring and mapping our oceans, many things still remain a mystery. One of the ocean’s mysteries is the spade-toothed whale, this is one of the rarest whales in the ...

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.