Blue whale calves, which will grow up to be the largest mammals on earth, are born weighing between 5,000 and 6,000 pounds, although some sources report weights of up to 8,800 pounds. Other whale ...

Long before ships sailed the oceans or factories hunted whales for oil, humans living near the Bay of Biscay were already ...

Last weekend, about 50 passengers and crew aboard the Cape May Whale Watch and Research Center vessel American Star got a view of a blue whale. Such a sighting off the coast of New Jersey is rare ...

The humpback whale likely engulfed Adrián by accident, Mr Seba suggested. "The whale was likely feeding on a school of fish when it unintentionally scooped up the kayak along with its meal.

Paddling in the Strait of Magellan, Adrián Simancas was caught in a humpback’s lunge. “I realized that I was in something’s mouth and I had been eaten,” he said.