The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

The largest blue whale ever recorded weighed over 199 tons. Even average-sized blue whales are massive, weighing around 350,000 pounds. That’s about the same as 30 adult male African elephants.

Gray whales travel from the Arctic to Mexico each year. And they're not finding enough to eat, scientists say.

Whereas humans breathe through their nose and mouth, whales have a blowhole on the top of their head—or two in the case of baleen whales. This is “like a nostril,” says Cunningham.

Migrating baleen whales transport high-latitude nutrients to tropical and subtropical ecosystems. Nature Communications, 16 (1). doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56123-2 ...

Whale likely entangled in fishing nets and died a few days before body was washed ashore The carcass of a 35-foot blue whale has been discovered in Balochistan’s Gwater Bay. X/WWF-Pakistan A 35 ...

Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to exist, reaching lengths up to 33 meters and weighing as much as 190 tonnes. The last blue whale sighting off Pakistan’s coast was recorded near ...

The bubble ring episodes show how humpback whales try to get chummy with humans, but the true extent of this behavior still isn’t fully understood. Other species of whales similarly exhibit ...

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A Bitcoin whale opened a $300 million leveraged position, as crypto investors pointed to James Wynn as the most likely investor behind the bet.