Right whales feed on zooplankton and other tiny organisms using baleens up to 8 feet long. Southern and the two species of northern right whales live in temperate Atlantic or Pacific waters ...

Scientists had believed Southern right whales have a lifespan of about 70 years, but a new study shows that endangered mammals can live twice as long as they had thought. The study found these ...

Southern right whales can live over 100 years, and 10% of them may live up to 130 years, according to recent research published in the journal "Science Advances." Scientists now estimate that some ...

In the subantarctic Auckland Islands, Wildlife Photographer of the Year winner Richard Robinson captures a bright new future for the whales almost hunted to extinction. Richard Robinson was being ...

Southern right whales, which are predominantly found in ... ice that offers protection against orcas (killer whales), a major predator of the species. Bowhead whales have been known to seek ...