Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

Examples of baleen whales include blue whales, fin whales and humpback whales. Toothed whales usually eat larger prey, which can include fish, squid, octopus, seabirds, seals, penguins ...

Did you know that whales help keep the ocean healthy by spreading nutrients far and wide? These massive creatures don’t just ...

Blue and fin whales richly fill out a bass section ... off California in the spring and summer to resume foraging. The whales eat krill and fish that can aggregate in massive schools.

Whales are not just big, they’re a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water ...

A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ...

The waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary off central California are rich feeding grounds for blue, fin and humpback ... that the cetaceans eat. “The whales all exhibited the ...

By listening in on their songs from year to year, a team of scientists found variations in their tunes based on the species that are available for them to eat. The findings are detailed in a study ...

New research has shown that whales ferry substantial quantities of nutrients for thousands of miles in their urine and other ...

New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, ...