Researchers say it’s a warning sign we can’t afford to ignore. Scientists sound the alarm after observing concerning shift in ...

A mysterious whale that has puzzled scientists for decades may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing beneath the waves.

However, almost nothing is known about Antarctic blue whale breeding behavior, according to the researchers. Using historical data from whaling alongside contemporary data—such as satellite ...

The episode, witnessed off the Australian coast, offers a rare glimpse into the brutal efficiency of the ocean’s top predator.

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

The blue whale diving down at NMNH visitors has just ... photography began to provide new information about the look and behavior of blues in action. Among such was a fact that whale experts ...

A blue whale’s stomach can hold 2,200 pounds of krill at a time, and they eat around 9,000 pounds of krill each day. Considering the tiny krill weighs less than one ounce, a blue whale eats ...

Tourists off Australia's Bremer Bay watched as the orcas surrounded a 60ft endangered pygmy blue whale and tore it to shreds in a savage 90-minute attack. The event is so rare it's only the fourth ...

Five families of orcas joined forces to hunt down and feed on a blue whale, the largest creature on the planet, in what was an extremely rare sighting off Australia. More than 60 orcas worked ...