Whale sharks are the largest species of fish on the planet. They are among the largest animals to have ever lived. Only blue whales, sperm whales, and humpback whales (all mammals) are larger. The ...

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Learn why blue whale calves are prime orca targets and how their massive mothers use slipstreams, allies, and shockwaves to keep them alive.

As if soaring above the brilliant blue ocean isn’t spectacular enough, the New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team recently ...

What researchers spotted off Cape Cod and the Vineyard recently is something they almost never see in these waters.

Researchers documented three endangered blue whales in two New England locations within 24 hours — rare sightings outside their usual Canadian feeding grounds.

Scientists in Indonesia have tagged a pygmy blue whale for the first time using a drone. Data from the tag revealed a previously unknown path used by the species on its southern migration from ...

Observers with New England Aquarium said it's the first time they have documented blue whales in their southern New England ...

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 ...

Seeing blue whales outside of their Canadian feeding grounds is rare in the Atlantic. The Western North Atlantic population is believed to be between 400-600 individuals.

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