Whales do eat some fish species that are commercially fished - they also eat species that aren’t commercially fished, as well as some that are predators of commercially fished species. For example, ...

However, almost all of the largest family by size, the baleen whales, are massive—and scientists have only recently ...

These noises, which sound like burps, barks and snorts, are the first recorded instances of begginglike behavior in a baleen whale. A newborn humpback whale calf resting on its mother's back.

The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is found in the icy waters of the Arctic. These are the longest-living mammals; some bowhead whales live for over 200 years. That's older than many countries' ...