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The frequency was much higher than a blue whale or its cousin, the fin whale, leaving scientists to ponder the mystery of Whale 52. The leviathan has been heard many times since, but never seen.

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species.

Whales are some of the largest known creatures to exist (or, in the case of the blue whale, to have ever existed) on Earth, with some species weighing up to 200 tons—and while many find the ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A new orca whale calf spotted in Puget Sound in Washington State is the latest addition to a well-known family of killer whales ...

A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.

They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, with many species migrating long distances ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Earth’s oceans may not have always been as brilliantly blue as they are today. In fact, there may have been a time when they ...

Photograph By Martin Van Aswegen, NOAA Permit 21476 In the deep blue water, a one-month-old humpback whale nuzzles up to its mother. Then, a cloud of dark yellow urine gushes into the water ...