How big they are: Up to 32 feet (9.8 meters) long How long they live: Up to 100 years, but usually around 25 to 50 years What they eat: Fish, seals, seabirds, squid, sharks, and even whales Orcas make ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...

One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...

Collectively, both whales and dolphins, as well as their porpoise cousins, are known as cetaceans. The cetacean order comprises two subgroups: baleen whales (including gray whales, right whales, blue ...

You’d think such a massive creature would be an apex predator, but blue whales are actually gentle giants of the ocean. Let’s talk about twelve facts that make blue whales truly amazing. 1. Blue ...

International Whale Shark Day 2025 highlights the beauty and importance of whale sharks. Discover amazing facts about these gentle giants of the ocean.

This World Whale Day, take a look inside of the National Museum of Natural History’s whale bone repository Emma Saaty As you step into the fluorescent lights of the storehouse ahead, your eyes focus ...

Fearing the extinction of whales but, because of their size and shyness, knowing little of their dietary and conjugal habits, their birthrate and the length of their lives, the British Government is ...

MELBOURNE, Australia >> More than 100 long-finned pilot whales that beached on the western Australian coast Thursday have returned to sea, while 29 died on the shore, officials said. Ships and a ...

More than 100 long-finned pilot whales were rescued after becoming stranded on the western Australian coast. Hundreds of volunteers participated in the rescue efforts to assist the stranded whales ...