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.

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New research suggests male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on if they are more likely to fight or ...

One of the most unique about whales is that they're the largest animals to ever exist on Earth — even bigger than the largest ...

Koala and Curlew, two endangered female North Atlantic right whales have gone off course, perplexing researchers.

Find how Ms. Blue, the 87-foot-long blue whale skeleton, at Seymour Marine Discovery Center is being carefully restored.

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

The exhausted whale was finally freed on Friday afternoon, with rescuers continuing to monitor its movements. A member of the public first spotted the distressed whale at around 8.30am on Thursday and ...

Model vertebrates are extensively studied non-human vertebrates (species with a notochord, or vertebral column) chosen for the ease of investigating particular biological phenomena in areas such ...

However, the list below discusses each of the largest animals in the world by type. The biggest animal in the world is the adult blue whale. They’re also the largest mammal in the world. Blue whales ...

That makes them not just the longest-living whale, but also the longest-living mammal on Earth ... This makes the Greenland shark the longest-living vertebrate on Earth. Take a look at this amazing ...

A sperm whale washed ashore on Cuttyhunk Island off Cape Cod Sunday, the International Fund for Animal Welfare said in a statement. The most recent whale discovery is part of a series of whale ...