There are fourteen species of baleen whale – including blue, bowhead, right, fin, humpback, minke, and gray whales.Baleen whales are whales that have “baleen plates” instead of teeth. These ...

Humpback whales are a significant member of the Rorqual family, a group of baleen whales, but they are not the largest; the blue whale holds that title.These impressive creatures typically range ...

These whales use their baleen plates to filter tiny animals — such as plankton, krill and small fish — out of the water. Examples of baleen whales include blue whales, fin whales and humpback ...

The whale Lee spotted off of Palm Beach County may be a member of one of two populations of humpback whales in the North Atlantic that migrate south during the winter to the Caribbean Sea and Cape ...

A Jupiter resident captured video of a humpback whale breaching close to shore in Palm Beach County. Experts say while humpbacks are common in South Florida during winter, this whale's proximity ...

Humpback whales are famously curious and, at times, playful around boats. The accompanying footage shows Erica Sackrison of Gone Whale Watching San Diego interacting with an especially inquisitive ...

Humpback whales blowing bubble rings may be a positive sign, researchers say. Humpback whales may be communicating with humans in a playful way, according to researchers who have been studying the ...

In fact, Mr. Bolin’s estimates of whale vision might even be too rosy, Dr. Vecino said — her analysis of three baleen whale species found even lower densities of retinal ganglia. Dr.