Whale sharks are the gentle giants of the ocean, known for their massive size and mysterious habits. Here are 10 fascinating ...

Certain skeletal features of archaic whales, particularly their large, triangular cheek teeth, strongly resembled those of mesonychids, a group of hoofed Eocene carnivores. (The massive ...

Fortunately, the ocean offers a range of dining options. All whales are divided into two suborders: Odontoceti (those that have teeth) and Mysticeti (which have baleen plates instead). A whale's diet ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, construction workers have unearthed thousands of marine fossils, echoing Palos Verdes ...

It may have been comparable in length to today's biggest whale sharks, the largest of which has measured in at 18.8 metres. Without a complete megalodon skeleton to measure, these figures are based on ...

These whales' massive heads and jaws accommodate hundreds of baleen “teeth.” Rights and other baleen-feeding whales use a comblike strainer of baleen plates and bristles to ensnare tiny ...

and DOC said local Maori communities would take part in deciding the whale's fate. The species was first described in 1874 after a lower jaw and two teeth were collected from New Zealand's Chatham ...

A deceased female orca was found stranded in St Helena Bay yesterday,  Cape {town} Etc reports. Sea Search, in collaboration ...

The Cuvier's beaked whale has a stout body, a small sloping head and short beak. Males appear to have two teeth which they use for fighting, females don't seem to have any. Danielle Waples/Duke ...

Whales are cetaceans, as are porpoises and dolphins. There are two types of whales: toothed and baleen. Toothed whales include beluga, orca, and sperm whales. Since they have teeth, they hunt for ...