Instead, the sign of a blue whale in the area is typically its blow, which can reach up to 30 feet into the air, and its fluke as it dives back down for food. "From a filming standpoint, it takes ...

The animals are part of a population of 2,000 blue whales most commonly seen off the coast of California. ‘’I don’t know quite why we so rarely see them off Washington,” said Calambokidis.

Blue whales are not only the largest animal on earth today but the largest known animal ever to have lived on earth. The largest blue whale ever recorded weighed over 199 tons. Even average-sized ...

MIRISSA, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan waters are considered a haven for the largest creatures ever to have lived, the blue whale, a rare place for a resident, year-round population to thrive. In 2021 ...

Not only is it super rare to see a blue whale give birth – it’s only been recorded twice, once in 1911 and again in 1946 – but it’s also incredibly uncommon to see blue whale calves in ...