Baleen whales have developed a stunning survival trick—singing at frequencies that their predators can’t hear! Scientists ...

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

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

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

The capabilities of baleen to be manufactured were known in Elizabeth's time, for her Majesty possessed a whalebone riding-whip, which was reckoned an article of value. View Full Article in ...

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

Imagine a species with fewer individuals than seats on a school bus. Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself. That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of ...

The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as ...

Some baleen whales, or whales that have plates in their mouths to help sieve out plankton, sing low-frequency songs to not only attract potential mates but also keep them safe from killer whale ...

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

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

Adrián began to think about how he might survive inside the humpback whale, ‘like Pinocchio’, when the whale spat him out, he ...