The biggest whale species on Earth is a monster! There are plenty of large creatures within the Cetacea order (which contains ...

A biologist explains the surprising evolutionary math behind how the blue whale became the largest animal that has ever lived ...

You will find a wide and varied world full of life when you descend into the deep blue sea. Among the ocean’s inhabitants, whales and dolphins have a particular place in our hearts and fantasies. In ...

In the wide world of whale sex, the largest of all species also ranks among the most private. At least now, we know where to look. Marine biologists in Timor-Leste, a modest island situated along a ...

“The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth.” The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the largest animal ever to have lived. While this ocean mammoth is dubbed “blue,” ...

Blue whales are fascinating animals. At 24-30 metres in length (longer than a basketball court) they are the largest creatures on Earth. They are also among the rarest. Estimates suggest that there ...

Blue whales have been singing less, and it could be a bellwether of climate change. Warming oceans affect the availability of their only food source, krill, and according to a study published in the ...

Whale watchers touring the coast of Cape May got a rare glimpse of a blue whale — the world's largest animal — during a wildlife research trip earlier this month. The sighting happened Sept. 12 on a ...

Whale watching charter owners said they couldn’t remember a time over the last decade when blue whales, the earth’s largest mammals, showed up this late off Southern California. In recent years, their ...