Blue whales are the largest mammals in the world, and they spend much of their lives roaming the deep ocean, where they feed ...

What researchers spotted off Cape Cod and the Vineyard recently is something they almost never see in these waters.

The animal kingdom stretches anatomy far beyond human expectations. Some creatures carry organs that rival furniture in size, ...

As if soaring above the brilliant blue ocean isn’t spectacular enough, the New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team recently ...

Blue whale calves enter the world already the size of a bus, yet they still face danger. A hungry killer whale sees a slow, ...

The biggest whale species on Earth is a monster! There are plenty of large creatures within the Cetacea order (which contains dolphins, porpoises, and whales), but one surpasses them all. Meet the ...

At least 30 blue whales have been spotted in the waters of Loreto Bay National Park this season ...

The sighting marks the first time endangered blue whales have been recorded in this area of Massachusetts waters.

Whale watching charter owners said they couldn’t remember a time over the last decade when blue whales, the earth’s largest mammals, showed up this late off Southern California. In recent years, their ...

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sighting took place in Loreto Bay National Park (PNBL) and caps an unprecedented whale watching season, which begins annually in December.

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