There is excitement and concern for North Atlantic right whale mother and calf spotted in busy shipping lanes.

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

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

and stock image of a whale shark (inset). Observations of mating behavior in whale sharks are very rare. Still from the video of the male whale shark following and biting the female (main ...

Researchers in WA's north have observed a mature male whale shark biting the tail of a juvenile female on an annual expedition. It is believed to be the first time a pre-mating ritual for the ...

Scientists have discovered that human language and whale songs have remarkable similarities in the way they are segmented and ...

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...