Most species of baleen whale travel between 1,800 and 3,000 miles each way. Southern populations of humpback whales leave their Antarctic feeding grounds in January every year and spend three ...

The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

Have you ever wondered how long whales are pregnant? With the massive size of whale babies, it comes as no surprise that ...

Boaters got "lucky enough" to spot a plethora of sea creatures off the coast of California, spotting multiple species in one ...

Some baleen whale fossils show the presence of both teeth and baleen, which indicates a gradual transition in their filter-feeding system. Further evidence of this can be seen during foetal ...

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 ...

Scientists mapped dolphin and whale brains to uncover how echolocation works, revealing they may use sound more like touch ...

The DOC is reminding people of the need for permits for possession of protected marine mammal parts after a buyer purchased ...

It’s a whale of a discovery. Literally. A team of paleontologists and volunteers from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) recently excavated the skull and other fossilized bones of a ...

Baleen whale songs may indicate what’s on the menu. Eavesdropping on whales could indicate changes to their food resources from year to year. By Laura Baisas. Published Feb 26, 2025 2:00 PM EST.

New research from the University of Washington finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they’re completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below ...

Some baleen whale species sing at frequencies below 100 hertz, making their calls undetectable to killer whales, which cannot hear such low frequencies. These species, ...