Baleen is a flexible, keratin-based filtering system that allows whales to feed on massive amounts of tiny prey efficiently. Different baleen shapes and sizes reflect different feeding strategies, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gray whale does a bubble blast while foraging for food as seen via drone. Drone video of gray whales captured over seven years ...

A 13-day survey conducted in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) found a large variety of marine life living in the region, including sperm whales, Risso’s dolphins, and common dolphins. The University ...

Learn all humpback whales, giant sirens of the sea - from where they live to what they eat, and why they don't have teeth ...

If you've ever lived with teenage boys, you might be under the impression that you've experienced the creatures with the biggest appetites. But they cannot, in fact, compete with whales, the largest ...

Discover all you need to know about gray whales, including what they look like, how big they are, lifespan and where they live.

Here’s some important life advice: do not try to challenge a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) to a squid-eating contest. Research out today shows that these marine mammals can ...

How much squid do short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) off the coast of Hawai’i need to consume each day to survive and are there sufficient squid to sustain the population? Knowing ...

Whales are mighty. Blue whales, for example, aren’t only the largest animal on Earth, but as far as we know, they’re the largest animal that’s ever existed on Earth—and that includes dinosaurs.

Drone video of gray whales captured over seven years off Oregon has revealed new details about how the giant marine mammals find and eat food. Among the findings, described in two studies published ...