They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, with many species migrating long distances between ...

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 are ...

A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.

They eat by rolling on their side while on the sea floor, swimming slowly, as they filter the food through their baleen plates, the NOAA said. March is the peak time for gray whales to migrate ...