Scientists and tourists are left in awe after a rare and dramatic encounter on the high seas off the state south coast.

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

The giant blue-grey sei whales have made a triumphant ... whaling ships operating along the shores of Argentina and beyond decimated sei whale populations, causing their disappearance from ...

Blue whales migrate during summer to feed in colder regions where krill is plentiful, like in the waters off California. They return to warmer regions such as the Gulf of California and the eastern ...

This blue whale skull is one of the largest in any collection ... To fulfill the museum’s quest for a giant, True traveled to Newfoundland, Canada, and enlisted the help of local whalers.

Join Museum scientists as they reflect on becoming part of this specimen's giant story. Since its arrival at the Museum in the 1880s, the blue whale skeleton has been part of an ever-expanding ...

This enormous specimen is the biggest of the 80 million that Museum staff care for, and the giant currently greets visitors to the Museum from the ceiling of Hintze Hall. The blue whale is suspended ...

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However, in 2016 plans were unveiled for the dinosaur to be replaced by the real skeleton of a giant blue whale. To mark the special episode of Profile which reflects on the historic exhibit ...