New findings suggest the evolution and behavior of at least some baleen whales has been significantly shaped by fear of orca attack.

Baleen whales filter feed on tiny plankton, while toothed whales gulp down fish without chewing. Use their long tongues to ...

All kinds of animals are present on this Earth. Most animals have ravenous teeth that are used to hunt other animals. Here ...

In the summer of 2020, researchers from the University of Manitoba set up a time-lapse camera overlooking the Churchill River ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

With smaller species, this may involve the (entire) skull; teeth or baleen. Sperm whale teeth are highly sought-after and tradable collectibles (although this is illegal), and ambergris from the ...

SEATTLE (AP) — A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle on Sunday by treating the whale watchers to the rare sight of the apex predators hunting a bird. The pod of Bigg ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A crowd gathered in Seattle to watch a pod of Bigg’s killer whales on Sunday. They saw one whale suddenly ...

When monitoring baleen whale songs in the Pacific Ocean, researchers found year-to-year variations corollated with changes in the availability of the species they forage on. In vast oceans ...

Primarily seen in male narwhals, these single elongated teeth that can grow up to 10 feet. These gregarious whales typically travel in pods of two to 10 individuals, but are a bit elusive and ...

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Published today in PLOS One, our new research reveals these baleen whale species’ response to major changes in their ecosystem can be heard in their songs. The six-year study took place in whale ...