Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

The super-low, super-loud songs of flight species like blue and fin whales are the perfect tool: they can attract a female ...

The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.

At the Natural History Museum, the cetacean collection contains the remains of more than 6,000 specimens of whales, dolphins, ...

The origins of this whale of a tale date back to an article first published in the late 1800s by a Canadian newspaper.

The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as ...

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

Researchers found that whale feces contain iron and non-toxic copper, essential nutrients for ocean ecosystems. The study ...

It’s unusual for right whales to travel around the southern tip of Florida and into the Gulf, and it’s also unusual for two adult females to travel together, said Julie Albert, with the Blue ...

These deep singers in the "flight" club include blue, fin, sei, Bryde's and minke whales. Meanwhile, their higher-frequency singing brethren that fight back when attacked also tend to be slower ...

Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...