One of these days, you might just stumble upon a crocheted whale sitting atop a shelf. Since last semester, Yalies have been ...

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

As apex predators, they have no natural enemies and can hunt at will. Even blue whales, the largest mammals on earth, occasionally suffer attacks by orcas. However, orcas and sharks are not the ...

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

Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...

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

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

What can whale poop teach us about ocean nutrients? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth & ...

Killer whale culture relies on this transfer of knowledge from generation to generation. It's how pack-ice killer whales have developed the most sophisticated hunting strategy on the planet.

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