All whales are divided into two suborders: Odontoceti (those that have teeth) and Mysticeti (which have baleen plates instead). A whale's diet depends on its suborder. But not all whales within each ...

The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is found in the icy waters of the Arctic. These are the longest-living mammals; some ...

The calf was born in late December. Observing researchers noted unusual unspecified behaviors by mother and calf that led ...

Only seven spade-toothed whales have ever been identified, and the species has never been seen alive. After one washed ashore ...

Researchers have conducted the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale — one of the most elusive creatures of the deep. In July, a 16-foot (5-meter) male spade-toothed whale was ...

Krill make up the vast majority of a blue whale's diet. The blue whale is a filter-feeder. Its throat has an expandable, pleated structure to engulf a volume of water and prey that is greater than the ...

Humpback whale populations have been increasing throughout many of their ranges since a final moratorium on commercial ...

New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can live for more than 130 years—almost twice as long as ...

The whale initially became trapped in the fishermen's nets but was later killed A video showing the final, brutal 20 minutes of a minke whale's life at the hands of Japanese fishermen sent a ...