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

A pair of rare and critically endangered whales has journeyed past their usual course, appearing in the Gulf Coast where they ...

The biggest cetacean in the world is the blue whale, whose scientific name is Balaenoptera musculus. This huge animal is approximately 100 feet long. Some can reach slightly longer, but this is a rare ...

In a now viral Facebook post, video captured an extremely rare sighting of an endangered whale species along Alabama’s Gulf ...

There is excitement and concern for North Atlantic right whale mother and calf spotted in busy shipping lanes.

From December through March every year, the waters off Georgia’s coast provide calving grounds for the estimated 70 remaining ...

How big they are: Up to 32 feet (9.8 meters) long How long they live: Up to 100 years, but usually around 25 to 50 years What they eat: Fish, seals, seabirds, squid, sharks, and even whales Orcas ...

SAN DIEGO — Divers off the coast of La Jolla made an extraordinary discovery last week when they spotted the carcass of a ...

Mammals are warm-blooded animals that give birth and feed their babies milk. Some of them grow to enormous sizes, both on land and in water. Let’s explore the seven largest ...

Orcas, like humans, get baby bumps in the early months of pregnancy and grow larger as the pregnancy advances. Researchers ...

From mammoth African elephants to giant whales, let's take a look at the 8 largest mammals that inhabit our planet.

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes The English language is full of wond ...