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

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

Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and fish ...

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

The ocean is home to the largest animals of all-time, the great whales ... To study lunge-feeding behaviour blue whales are tagged with cameras. Rorquals are some of the largest whales on the ...

The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. Blue whales are largest of all baleen whales and are found worldwide. They have a long slender body with a proportionally ...

A blue whale skeleton weighing 4.5 tonnes is one of the first things ... Images of William Armstrong are used with thanks to Olive Condell, his great grandaughter. Find out more about why we need to ...