Photographer Rachel Moore captured a mesmerizing close-up of a young humpback whale's blue eye near Tahiti. Named "Sweet Girl" by Moore, the whale tragically died in a ship collision just days later.
In terms of length, blue whales have often been compared to three school buses lined up back to back. These whales measure 90-100 feet long and are estimated to weigh from 200,000-352,000 pounds ...
Positioned near the side of her head, the eye provides an expansive field of vision, while a thick layer of protective blubber shields it from harm and maintains warmth.
It's an ancient, long-extinct whale that would have tipped the scales at close ... blue whale specimens might have rivalled its heft, researchers say. The creature's fossilised bones were dug up ...