They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be ...

Baby whale sharks remain one of the biggest mysteries in marine science, but new research suggests their birthplaces may be ...

Many species of whales live in groups called pods ... Blue whales are massive even at birth. When they are born, they measure about 25 feet (7.6 m) long. These gigantic babies drink over 100 ...

The study, published in March in the journal Nature Communications, calculates that in oceans across the globe, great whales - including right whales, gray whales, and humpbacks - transport around ...

Despite their name, killer whales (orcas) are actually dolphins.

New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, ...

But across various blue whale populations, high pregnancy rates of 33–50% annually seem to contradict the average 3.1% rate of sightings of blue whales involving mother-calf pairs.

Nauset, a 31-year-old North Atlantic right whale, was seen by aerial observers about 5 miles off Wellfleet with a calf.

It can be thought of as a funnel because whales mostly feed over large areas, but need to be in a more confined space to mate, breed, and give birth. The calves at first don’t have the energy to ...

Unraveling the mystery of the missing blue whale calves Date: February 21, 2025 Source: University of Washington Summary: Only two births of a blue whale have ever been recorded. Mother and calf ...