A massive gang of over 60 orcas was seen brutalizing an endangered pygmy blue whale off the coast of Western Australia by a whalewatching tour.

Whales, the majestic giants of the ocean, have a remarkable evolutionary history that dates back over 50 million years.Once land-dwelling creatures that walked on four legs, these marine mammals ...

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the longest migration of any mammal,” says Roman. “So they connect areas close to ...

Antarctic krill are one of the most abundant ... Fin whales – the second largest baleen whale after the blue whale, had been hunted to near extinction. Now they are growing in number, returning ...

marine mammals in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic were extensively hunted, pushing fur seals, elephant seals, humpback whales, and blue whales to the brink of extinction. However, recent decades ...

Working together, the whales blow bubbles that trap schools of fish or krill, making them easy targets for the group. Once numbering over 225,000, Antarctic blue whales were nearly decimated by ...