Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the Pacific ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- There are fewer than 400 North Atlantic Right Whales left on Earth, and new research shows that they are shrinking in size. According to aerial footage published in Current Biology, ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — Whales are big, but why aren’t they bigger? A new study says it’s basically about how many calories they can take in. That’s the conclusion of researchers who used small boats to chase down ...

Not long ago, spotting a humpback whale in Arctic seas felt like winning a lottery ticket. In the early 2000s, University of ...

Explore the astonishing world of giant sea creatures beyond the famous blue whale. Scientists have discovered incredible ...

If love alone could have lifted this whale back into the sea, it would have,” a local organization posted. “This community ...