Gliding gracefully through the marine waters, the blue whale is considered to be the largest creature to have ever existed.

They remain by their mother’s side for at least their first year. Up to the time they are weaned at 8 months old, blue whale calves are known to consume up to 198 pounds of milk daily.

As the blue whale's fate was sealed ... "They are involved from a young age — this calf has no teeth but stuck by mum's side," Tucker said. "We definitely do as much as we can to not be involved ...

A gang of more than 60 orcas brutally attacked and killed a 59-foot-long (18 meters) pygmy blue whale, leaving a nearby whalewatching tour shocked, new video footage shows. The dramatic incident ...

The beasts stalked the blue whale for 90 brutal minutes in Bremer ... a young age — this calf has no teeth but stuck by mum’s side.” Tourists on a boat off Australia's Bremer Bay watched ...

“You want to come from behind or the side,” explained Mulligan ... He described when a blue whale got close. “It was 20 yards off our boat. It came up and dove, the whole tail came out ...

We shimmied side to side on the seats to get close and ... We circled nearby, waiting for a blue whale to surface. With a loud blast of air from its blowhole, a blue whale appeared a couple ...

The pygmy blue whale is listed as endangered and is a smaller ... "They are involved from a young age — this calf has no teeth but stuck by mum's side," Ms Tucker said. The canyon attracts ...

"We witnessed an incredible and rare event yesterday as multiple pods of orcas successfully hunted a blue whale in Bremer Canyon," Naturaliste Charters representatives said in the caption of a ...