The blue whale is not merely the largest animal alive today; it is the largest animal known to have ever existed, outweighing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

The pair is among the last-ever captive whales from Canada, since the country banned whale and dolphin captivity in 2019, ...

The recent deaths of three beluga whales at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium have prompted questions from an animal behavior ...

Despite protections, blue whales remain endangered, primarily because of the risk of collisions with ships. MBARI's Blue ...

Blue whales hold the title of the world's largest animals, even out-sizing most dinosaurs. Learn just how massive these marine giants are and what threats they face today. The blue whale is renowned ...

Surviving inside of a giant sea creature has become a classic "fish tale" of human resilience and redemption. In the latest ...

The death of a beloved white beluga whale has turned into a mystery in Norway as animal rights groups speculate whether he was actually assassinated. The beluga, nicknamed Hvaldimir, rose to fame in ...

Any way you slice it, whales are fascinating animals. They vary greatly in size and behavior, have rich and deep cognitive and emotional lives, and many can communicate and negotiate their social and ...

I love sharing interesting and unexpected observations on animal behavior, especially those that are baffling to the scientists themselves. Along these lines, I just learned of a fascinating essay by ...

A minke whale washed up on Rocky Neck this weekend and the Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue team is orchestrating efforts to perform a necropsy, or animal autopsy.