Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

One of the most unique about whales is that they're the largest animals to ever exist on Earth — even bigger than the largest dinosaurs to have ever roamed the planet. That's right: The biggest whale ...

Commercial fishermen who hoped for a loosening of fishing regulations during President Donald Trump’s administration faced a ...

Lethal entanglement in lobster fishing gear is one of the biggest threats ... but protects right whales from the deadly fishing gear entanglements driving this species towards extinction ...

Court Restores Protections for Endangered Whale Species to Prevent Entanglement ... Lethal entanglement in lobster fishing gear is one of the biggest threats to the North Atlantic right whale ...

The biggest cetacean in the world is the blue whale, whose scientific name is Balaenoptera musculus. This huge animal reaches approximately 100 feet long. Some can reach slightly longer, but this is a ...

Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado has banned all kinds of interactions with whale sharks, locally known as “balilan,” ...

Lethal entanglement in lobster fishing gear is one of the biggest threats to the North Atlantic right whale ... The closure “affects only a handful of lobstermen for three months but protects right ...

1. Fin whales rank as the second-largest whale species, reaching lengths of up to 26 meters and weighing approximately 72.3 metric tons. 2. They have an average lifespan of 80 to 90 years. 3. Fin ...

Whale Watchers Encounter 100-Ft-Long Blue Whale. Image via Depositphotos. This is subspecies of Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) with size comparison for scuba ...