Baleen whales are some of the most unique and breathtaking animals. These huge marine mammals are some of the biggest to have ...

"This is the worst domoic acid bloom we have seen in Southern California," said Dr. Alissa Deming with Pacific Marine Mammal ...

In the past week, there have been more than 50 dead and dying dolphins found along the L.A. County coast. Experts say it's due to a neurotoxin called domoic acid.

Could an enormous blue whale make a mistake and swallow a dolphin? Learn why it's not possible for blue whales to eat ...

Called filter feeding, they feed by taking in great mouthfuls of water, which are filtered through their baleen plates. The baleen plates catch the krill or fish, which the whale then swallows. Baleen ...

Toxic algae in the ocean stretching from San Luis Obispo to San Diego has killed dozens of marine animals, prompting ...

EMERYVILLE — A juvenile whale who beached itself several times since it was first spotted in the San Francisco Bay last week ...

A team was expected to examine a dead whale that washed up near Surfers Point in Ventura. Here's what to know.

A breathtaking discovery has just surfaced off the coast of Ireland, where the elusive North Atlantic right whale—a species ...

The sleepy tourist island, whose primary vehicles are golf carts, has become a research center where scientists study whale sharks. The animals spend most of their lives in deep water, but they ...

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