Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever lived. The largest of these giants was a true behemoth, equaling the ...

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the ...

The calves are born in fall and winter and weaned before they return to feeding areas, study co-author Trevor Branch from the University of Washington explains. Blue whales migrate during summer to ...

New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, supporting the health of tropical ecosystems and fish. UC Santa Cruz professors ...

Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

In the summer, adult whales feed at high latitudes (like Alaska ... Plus, the nutrient inputs of blue whales—the largest animals to ever live on the Earth—are not known and were not included in the ...

The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, with many species migrating ...

The waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary off central California are rich feeding grounds for blue, fin and ...

“My conceptual model can explain the mystery of the missing calves: blue whales produce calves, or give birth, shortly after departing their summer feeding grounds, and wean their calves seven ...

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The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, with many species migrating long distances between their feeding and mating grounds, where they ...