Krill is considered to be the largest animal biomass in the wild on Earth and is an important prey species for baleen whales ...

Whalers hunted right whales almost to extinction because of their extra-thick blubber, a valuable commodity. Whales, or cetaceans, are divided into two categories: baleen whales and toothed whales. As ...

The gray whales make a remarkable 10,000-to-12,000-mile round trip migration from Alaska to their Mexican nurseries each year ...

The gray whales make a remarkable 10,000-to-12,000-mile round trip migration from Alaska to their Mexican nurseries each year ...

Once four-legged land animals, whales evolved from ancestors Pakicetus, which lived along ancient Pakistani shores ...

A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems. The answer is: a lot.

A small whale drew a crowd this week when it entered harbor waters in Long Beach. Video from NewsChopper4 showed the whale ...

A whale sighting yesterday in the Eastshore park area of the Emeryville Peninsula has turned into a potentially tragic ...

are classified as "toothed whales" because they have teeth. Baleen whales, on the other hand, have large, comb-like "baleen plates" that are made from the same material as our fingernails.

Baleen whales are among the largest creatures in the ocean, but that doesn’t mean they’re safe from other animals. A pod of orcas can take a giant baleen whale down, and these filter-feeders are ...

The size of their meals depends on if they have teeth. Some whales, like sperm whales and beaked whales, are classified as "toothed whales" because they have teeth. Baleen whales, on the other hand, ...