The size of the North Atlantic right whale population increased slightly in 2024, according to a new estimate from the New ...

The largest animal ever recorded is the Blue Whale. Learn its record-breaking size (up to 190 tonnes, 91 ft long) and why it ...

Where it lives: Tropical and temperate waters around the world. What it eats: Deep-sea squid, octopuses, crustaceans and fish. Dwarf sperm whales have an unusual way to protect themselves if they come ...

Minke whales are the smallest of the rorqual group of baleen whales, which use a “lunge feeding” strategy to capture large amounts of small prey such as krill. Credit: Duke Marine Robotics and Remote ...

How are whale populations faring? Traditionally, getting an answer to that question involved counting whales by taking their ...

The blue whale, which uses baleen to filter its prey from ocean water and can reach lengths of over 100 feet, is the largest vertebrate animal that has ever lived. On the list of the planet’s most ...

An investigation is underway into how three sperm whales washed ashore off the northern coast of Prince Edward Island.

PISCATAWAY, NJ — Children in Piscataway will get an up-close look at ocean life this summer when The Whalemobile and its 43-foot inflatable whale visit the public library on Thursday, July 10. The ...