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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

Because baleen whales — of which there are 16 species, including Humpback, Blue and Fin whales — are too large to study in captivity, biologists have had to infer their hearing ability from ...

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 ...

Tissues from the 55-foot carcass, possibly of a baleen whale, will be studied to determine more about it and its cause of death. Skip to content. All Sections. 70°F. Tuesday, June 17th 2025 ...