Deep in the Pacific, humans have tracked a mysterious whale’s call for decades—but no other whale seems to respond. And now, we might be running out of time to find the source.

Suitors in the 18th and 19th centuries often carved love tokens out of whatever material was at hand. According to the National Museum of Wales, a cow horn carved with intricate patterns in its ...

A new immersive art installation highlights the effects humans have on ocean ecosystems, and whales in particular.

The whales, named after a 19th century Norwegian whaler, do not have teeth, but baleen plates that filter out prey, usually small schooling fish. When Bryde's whales hunt, they emerge vertically ...

From mammoth African elephants to giant whales, let's take a look at the 8 largest mammals that inhabit our planet.

One of San Francisco’s lesser-known islands has a regional preserve, a lone inhabitant and incredible 360-degree views of the Bay.

which filter feed using baleen plates instead of teeth. This Nature Research Intelligence Topic summary is one of 30,000 created with generative AI and the cited references. We take care to ground ...

This predatory fish, with its elongated body and dual rows of razor-sharp teeth, is as formidable as it is ancient ... Known as one of the smallest baleen whales, the pygmy right whale has a ...

The saltwater crocodile’s jaws create the World’s most ferocious bite, and the strong teeth can reach up to five inches (13 ... For example, blue whales are filter feeders, using baleen plates to ...

The baleen species of cetaceans which have bristles instead of teeth, such as the blue whale, do not use this system. The vaquita’s tragic decline is due to unintentional capture in fishing nets, or ...