Second only in size to the blue whale, seeing a fin whale surface from the ocean's depths can leave you spellbound!

In 2014, scientists first heard a unique sound coming from the waters around the Mariana Trench. Experts weren't sure what it was, but now a team of researchers led by Oregon State University have ...

"We had already studied whales a couple of weeks ago, so it was fun to see one in person and say, 'Oh, that's what the baleen looks like in real life,' and 'Where is the blow hole?'" While ...

421) that whales dying at the surface sometimes float because the air in their lungs is held in by the valves of the blowhole is very interesting, and perhaps helps also in understanding how ...

Baleen whales are among the largest creatures in the ocean, but that doesn’t mean they’re safe from other animals. A pod of orcas can take a giant baleen whale down, and these filter-feeders ...

These whales' massive heads and jaws accommodate hundreds of baleen “teeth.” Rights and other baleen-feeding whales use a comblike strainer of baleen plates and bristles to ensnare tiny ...