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

One of the most unique about whales is that they're the largest animals to ever exist on Earth — even bigger than the largest ...

Whalers hunted right whales almost to extinction because of their extra-thick blubber, a valuable commodity. Whales, or cetaceans, are divided into two categories: baleen whales and toothed whales. As ...

Adrian Simancas was paddling off the Patagonian city of Punta Arenas on Saturday when the giant baleen surged out of the water swallowing him and his yellow kayak whole.

THE kayaker who was swallowed whole by a humpback whale and was miraculously uninjured has revealed what the ordeal was like. Adrian Simancas found himself inside the mouth of the 50-foot animal ...

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.

This science-informed effort goes beyond protecting marine life -- ... Some Species of Baleen Whales Avoid Attracting Killer Whales by Singing Too Low to Be Heard Feb. 6, 2025 — New research ...