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

Discover 10 lesser-known facts about the blue whale, the largest animal on Earth. Learn about its diet, communication, ...

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

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

The University of Washington conducted a study that offers more support to this claim, arguing that whale excrement holds vital nutrients, such as copper and iron, critical to mar ...

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

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

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

After a 38-foot-long female gray whale washed ashore at Dockweiler Beach, scientists look for a cause of death: 'Each mortality has a story to tell.' ...

The researchers took swabs from the white shark's bite wounds and sequenced for any genetic material that the predator may ...