More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales face predatory attacks from killer whales, especially mother and calf pairs.

Baleen whales have a special structure in their mouth that enables them to filter feed. Instead of teeth, they have baleen plates that hang down from their upper jaw. These are made from keratin – the ...

Baleen whales evolved bristly baleen plates instead of teeth, which filter or trap krill, plankton and small fish inside their mouths. The 14 baleen species include the rorqual family—slender, ...

This year’s whale deaths are outpacing the high numbers seen during the unusual mortality event from 2019 to 2023.

Baleen whales are some of the most unique and breathtaking animals. These huge marine mammals are some of the biggest to have ever existed and are found all over the world. Despite their size ...

The DOC is reminding people of the need for permits for possession of protected marine mammal parts after a buyer purchased ...

Scientists mapped dolphin and whale brains to uncover how echolocation works, revealing they may use sound more like touch ...

For the first time, researchers say they have captured footage of killer whales making tools out of seaweed to seemingly ...

The research team applied new techniques for mapping networks in the excised brains of dead, stranded cetaceans to examine and compare the auditory pathways in echolocating dolphins and a ...

Whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay Area have surged in 2025, marking the deadliest time period in several years. Experts ...

Gray whales travel from the Arctic to Mexico each year. And they're not finding enough to eat, scientists say.

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales, baleen ...