Scientists have been aware for some time that whales contribute to marine ecosystems by "recycling" nutrients. However, the ...

Whales play a much more important role than previously thought in ocean balance. A recent study has precisely quantified ...

For the first time, scientists temporarily captured baleen whales and tested their hearing, a controversial step that brings researchers closer to understanding how some of the largest and most ...

Right whales, still recovering from intensive whale hunting, have added a few more individuals to their small population.

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have “baleen” in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales ...

Baleen whales are among the largest creatures in the ocean, but that doesn’t mean they’re safe from other animals. A pod of orcas can take a giant baleen whale down, and these filter-feeders are ...

Minke whales are the smallest of the rorqual group of baleen whales, which use a “lunge feeding” strategy to capture large amounts of small prey such as krill. Credit: Duke Marine Robotics and Remote ...

The carcass of a whale that washed ashore was buried under a sand patch. Preliminary inspection says the aquatic animal might ...

“The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth.” The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The newly described Janjucetus dullardi is known from juvenile remains. This illustration depicts ...

Fossils unearthed along Victoria’s Surf Coast have led to the discovery of an ancient whale species with special adaptations for hunting, including large eyes and sharp teeth, shedding light on early ...