The biggest animals to have ever lived on Earth gobble up much more food than scientists thought, according to a new study of filter-feeding whales that reveals just how important their eating habits ...

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 ...

Whales may be known as gentle giants, but they still have a looming presence as the world’s loudest and largest animals. The Antarctic blue whale can weigh up to 400,000 pounds and stretches to 98 ...

Whales returning to the warming waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence for the summer are sharing more food resources. The shift in diets is caused by climate change, affecting the kinds of prey fish ...

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 ...

Baleen whales such as blue, fin and humpback eat an average of three times more food each year than previously estimated. Researchers say the study shows how important the whale’s eating habits could ...

New study also finds that recovery of whale populations could increase nutrient circulation and help boost ocean functions Tess Joosse A blue whale can grow to weigh 150 tons, nearly as heavy as 14 ...

For decades, fish-eating killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have been observed harassing and even killing porpoises without consuming them —- a perplexing behavior that has long intrigued ...

Scientists investigate a humpback whale by boat and by drone in the surface waters near the west Antarctic Peninsula. (Duke University Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab under NOAA permit 14809-03 ...