Blue whale calves enter the world already the size of a bus, yet they still face danger. A hungry killer whale sees a slow, inexperienced target guarded by a single adult. However, orcas cannot reach ...

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sighting took place in Loreto Bay National Park (PNBL) and caps an unprecedented whale watching season, which begins annually in December.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A blue whale swims near the coast of Sri Lanka. Studies from California to New Zealand have shown that certain whale species, such ...

Marine scientists have discovered a troubling phenomenon in the world’s oceans as blue whale vocalizations have dropped dramatically over the past decade. The alarming decline, documented through ...

In a recent study published in PLOS ONE, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) investigated the disappearance of the iconic songs of blue whales in California’s central ...

In the 1800s, a massive blue whale washed ashore near Askin Bay, just outside Göteborg, Sweden. Instead of letting the moment fade into local history, the specimen was preserved and eventually put on ...

In 2011, scientists recorded a previously unknown feeding strategy in whales around the world. Now, researchers in Australia think they may have found evidence of this behavior being described in ...

A new study, led by researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, found that a 2015 marine heat wave, known as "The Blob," quieted the songs of humpback, blue and pin whales off the ...