A new study by Trevor Branch at the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences shows that some species of baleen whales ...

Specifically, the marine mammals can sing at extremely deep frequencies that are “completely undetectable” to orcas, according to a study published on Jan. 31 in the journal Marine Mammal Science. “It ...

Tasmania. Every year, around 2000 marine mammals die in mass strandings worldwide. But this is not always for natural reasons ...

A stunning video from Chile shows a humpback whale briefly scooping a kayaker into its mouth before releasing him unharmed.

New research suggests male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on ...

Watch this clip of a kayaker getting swallowed by a humpback and spat out and then read about how it could happen.

Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself. That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of Mexico—and one of the most endangered whales in the world.

Challenging surf conditions forced rescuers to abandon their efforts to save a pod of 157 stranded false killer whales.

There are mainly two families of whales: baleen whales and toothed whales. There are 14 species of baleen whales including ...

A young Venezuelan packrafter briefly became a modern-day Jonah when a humpback whale gulped him up in its jaws and closed ...

A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't have swallowed him even if it wanted to.

The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.