Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have “baleen” in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales ...

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, ...

When paddleboarding in the ocean, you never know what kind of animals you’ll encounter. But we’re guessing that getting a ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Institute of Marine Biology have found new information on baleen whales. On Tuesday, a study was posted that found out ...

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Some whale species evade killer whales by singing at deep frequencies that are “completely undetectable” to the predators, according to a new study. Photo from John Towner, UnSplash Some baleen whale ...

Whales are not only the biggest animals on the planet, but they’re among the longest-lived, too. A new analysis reveals that right whales can live for more than 130 years, almost twice as long as ...