The longest blue whale on record was also a female killed by whalers, this time in the South Atlantic Ocean in 1909. She was just over 110 feet long. Those two individuals stand as the largest ...

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.

Humpback whales are a favourite for whale watchers, as they frequently ... the farthest of any mammal. The longest recorded migration was 5,160 miles (8,300 km). They usually migrate here from ...

But at 92 feet in length and 34 feet in height, it no more than does justice to the dimensions of the huge creature it represents-the blue whale. The blue is the largest animal that has ever lived.

The longest ever recorded dive by a whale was made by a Cuvier's beaked whale. It lasted 222 minutes and broke the record for diving mammals. Other whales can also hold their breath for a very long ...

This blue whale skull is one of the largest in any collection on earth. Chris Gunn By the turn of the 20th century, the United States National Museum—now the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries ...