Despite having eyes the size of an orange, the humpback whale has limited visual acuity ... which are endangered in much of their range, from human threats.

Recent research reveals that despite their large size, humpback whales have much lower visual sharpness than humans.

The dissection revealed that humpback whales have a surprisingly low density of these cells, especially compared ... whale eye. Michael Spencer/UNCW “[A low CPD] is bad for a human, but not ...

Run-ins with humans are the leading cause of death for humpback whales ... factor for the whale’s vision is the low density of retinal ganglion cells, which Bolin compared to “the pixels ...

The largest shark to ever live was likely the mighty megalodon ( Otodus megalodon ), which swam in prehistoric oceans from 23 to 3.6 million years ago and is now definitely extinct. Paleontologists ...

In fact, that’s what their species name means, with “macro” referring to large size and “cephalus” referring to the head. Humpback ... compare to a human? Even when compared to one of the smallest ...

The softball-size eyes of humpbacks ... To understand humpback vision, Mr. Bolin and his team dissected the eye of a juvenile humpback whale that died on a North Carolina beach in 2011.

Big Mama, a well-known humpback whale, was seen in the Haro Strait with her eighth calf. Getty Images/iStockphoto The first baby humpback whale of the season has been spotted swimming in the ...

The whale affectionately known as Big Mama and credited for helping the great “humpback comeback” of the species in the Salish Sea has returned to local waters with another new calf.