The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as ...

The University of Washington conducted a study that offers more support to this claim, arguing that whale excrement holds ...

Some of the biggest individuals may eat up to 6 tons of krill in 1 day. Blue whales are also found in all oceans except the Arctic Ocean. Moreover, there are currently five identifiable and recognized ...

Baleen, which is made of the same stuff as fingernails, is used to sift its food out of the water. Most populations of blue whales famously eat krill, a tiny crustacean that resembles a shrimp and is ...

Researchers found that whale feces contain iron and non-toxic copper, essential nutrients for ocean ecosystems. The study ...

A blue whale photographed in September 2010.NOAA The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny ...

It’s been approximately 50 years since a blue whale was spotted gliding through Seychelles waters—a protected area for mammals nestled within the Indian Ocean, not far from Kenya and Somalia. The ...

The origins of this whale of a tale date back to an article first published in the late 1800s by a Canadian newspaper.

WWF, the University of Strathclyde and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have teamed up for the pioneering project, which ...