In recent years, researchers have documented salmon surviving in North Slope rivers, bowhead whales expanding their foraging ...

A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't have swallowed him even if it wanted to.

instead using comb-like baleen plates to filter through plankton, krill and other small fish in the water. A humpback whale swallowed a kayaker off the coast of Chile. (Photo: Lauren Elliott ...

Humpback whales cannot physically eat a person due to their incredibly small throats and all their food is filtered through the baleen plates in their mouths which are in place of teeth.

According to the team, these findings indicate that seasonal and yearly changes to the amount of baleen whale song might mirror changes in the local food web. A better understanding of the ...

Eavesdropping on whale songs over 6 years shows the number of days humpbacks have been singing has nearly doubled–with their ...

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae ... called a baleen instead of teeth. A baleen is a fascinating modification of their upper gums. It consists of plates made up of long flexible hairs ...