Zoologist Hugh Davis and friend Harold Thomas built the mammal by welding metal framework and applying hand-mixed cement one ...

Only two blue whale births have ever been recorded in human history, both decades ago. This remains an extraordinary mystery, given there used to be hundreds of thousands of blue whales before whaling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just a blue whale's tongue weighs as much as an adult elephant. But what caused blue whales to grow to such an extraordinary size?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PHOTO: An undated stock photo of a blue whale. (Stock Photo/Getty Images) One of nature's most awe-inspiring creatures, the rare ...

Endangered pygmy blue whales dive to depths in the ocean to forage and feed along their migratory path off the Western Australian coast, new research led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science ...

Among all the creatures that have swum, walked, flown, or crawled across the planet, none has matched the sheer bulk of the blue whale. The animal outweighs the heaviest dinosaurs and dwarfs every ...

The sound of the blue whale’s singing has decreased off the coast of California, frightening scientists who believe it is an indication of greater ecosystem danger. Scientists tracked the auditory ...

Blue whales are extremely unusual in Massachusetts waters, Cape Ann Whale Watch said. Matt Hardy on Unsplash Gasps erupted from the port side of the boat. The people on board watched the colossal ...

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Blue whales hold the title of the world's largest animals, even out-sizing most dinosaurs. Learn just how massive these marine giants are and what threats they face today. The blue whale is renowned ...

"The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth." The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the largest animal ever to have lived. While this ocean mammoth is dubbed "blue," ...