Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

Deep in the Pacific, humans have tracked a mysterious whale’s call for decades—but no other whale seems to respond. And now, we might be running out of time to find the source.

Biologists found significant blunt-force trauma on the right side of the head of a 3-year-old whale and suspect it was hit by ...

Fresh fin whale meat was auctioned in Japan for the first time in nearly 50 years, with prices reaching over $1,300 per kilogram on Thursday. This marks a significant moment for Japan's whaling ...

The whale, that has been identified as a fin whale, washed up on the rocks between Ballinclamper and Ballinard car parks. Local Councillor Thomas Phelan warned the public, especially dog-walkers ...

In fact, a lot is known about how whales respond to HRG surveys and pile driving: Pile driving itself hasn't been shown to produce lasting consequences. Nowacek tagged several fin whales during ...

Lonely Bay of Fundy orca may help researchers understand species behaviour Listening in on fin whale calls to do seismic sensing of the ocean floor The research found some whales — including ...

Enticknap advised ODFW to prohibit conventional crab gear from fishing grounds when there is a high entanglement risk, and to ...

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...