Zipf’s law of abbreviation was only found to apply to blue whales and humpback whales, though only five species could be ...

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 ...

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.

Benefits that whales bring extend far beyond the ocean – they help us, humans, too. Coastal communities around the world rely on healthy oceans for food and livelihoods to support their families.

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

Paddling in the Strait of Magellan, Adrián Simancas was caught in a humpback’s lunge. “I realized that I was in something’s mouth and I had been eaten,” he said.

Learn more about how baleen whales split into two groups — fight or flight — and how these groups determine how loud they ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...