Southern right whales can live to be more than 130 years old — which is decades longer than previously thought, according to ...

Koala and Curlew are unrelated and possibly pregnant females that have become traveling companions, which is unusual for right whales.

Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well ... extremely slowly and can go many years between births. Baleen whales’ life history – particularly the age when females start breeding ...

Like bowheads, right whales filter feed through baleen and migrate seasonally to give birth. Whalers considered them the “right” whales to hunt due to their thick blubber, which caused them to ...

Whales are the biggest creatures on Earth. These animals are found in every ocean, but that doesn't make them fish.

In his message, Kehiler warned lobstermen that any entanglements linked to Maine fishing gear could lead to further ...

Major risks to baleen whales. Examples of NA right whales killed by (a) ship strikes (b) Entanglement in fishing gear. Image credits: (a) Marine Animal Response Society, collected under federal SARA ...

Baleen whales, known scientifically as Mysticeti, are a fascinating group of marine mammals that have evolved unique feeding mechanisms and adaptations over millions of years. Their fossil record ...

As dozens of North Atlantic right whales continue to group near Jeffreys Ledge, officials have urged fishermen to remove some ...

Many baleen whales, however ... Breed and his team analyzed whale tracking data of southern and North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) collected over four decades.

By the early 1890s, commercial whalers had hunted the whales to the brink of extinction for their oil and baleen. They called them the "right" whales to hunt because they were slow and floated ...