The likely culprit: killer whales. The beached fin whale seems to be the latest victim of a pod of marauding orcas that has been eating and harassing dolphins and other marine mammals along the ...

Marks on dead fin whale that washed ashore on a San Diego beach on ... The endangered Southern Resident killer whale specializes in eating salmon; 80 percent of their diet is Chinook or King salmon ...

Fin whales are the second-largest animals on ... with pronounced throat grooves that expand and contract when the whale is eating. These grooves, or throat pleats, allow them to take great gulps ...

Biagini captured video footage last week showing blue whales in local waters. He explained that these whales migrate from their winter habitats in Mexico and Central America, usin ...

Researchers believe that the data suggests the Antarctic fin whale population is recovering and has the potential to improve their area’s marine ecosystem through eating and excreting krill ...

A fin whale with a deformed spine was recently spotted ... Baleen whales can survive for many months without properly eating, which means that injuries like this can lead to a "slow and painful ...

A boat full of whale watchers in Maine had a busy day recently. The Bar Harbor tour watched “amazing” fin whales lunge feeding and caught glimpses of Atlantic white-sided dolphins. But then ...

Fin whales, the second largest whale on Earth, are listed as a vulnerable ... "The hunts are pointless because there is very little interest in eating the meat, and most is sold to Japan where ...

An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal's death. The carcass ...

A 47-foot fin whale washed ashore along Anchorage’s coastal trail over the weekend. Hundreds of people ventured out onto tidal flats Sunday to take a look at the carcass in the sun. The first ...