Ocean life depends on blue whales, but mankind hunted them almost to extinction. Now they are making a comeback - but will it last?

However, some species – such as the blue whale – are lunge feeders and lunge at speed through huge clouds of krill to feed in mass quantities. Unlike toothed whales, baleen whales are usually ...

Amazingly, while gray whales cover journeys that reach nearly 14,000 miles, they are only three calving lagoons where they give birth to their babies. All are in Baja California. The migratory ...

Almost as amazing, gray whales give birth in only three calving lagoons, all of which are located in California’s Baja Peninsula. Sadly, several species of baleen whale are under threat. Blue, right, ...

An Inland Empire lawmaker wants to make it easier for Californians with disabilities to deal with police traffic stops, by enabling drivers to present law enforcement with special blue envelopes ...

Violet Sage Walker, the Northern Chumash Tribal Council chairwoman, in Pismo Beach, California.

Image via Pixabay Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), Earth’s largest animals, produce the loudest sounds made by any living creature—low-frequency vocalizations that can reach 188 decibels and ...

Stewart and others acknowledge the obvious effects that a reduced food supply has on gray whales. But they also point out that grays, as opposed to krill-reliant blue whales, have an ability to change ...

Dolphins and belugas both fit into the category of toothed whales, as opposed to baleen whales that filter food out of water, like blue whales. Belugas are closely related to the narwhal. This is the ...