the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) which averages about 27 meters in length, has slowly recovered from whaling only to face the rising challenges of global warming, ... Killer Whales Use ...
A blue whale calf grows at a rate of 200 pounds per day! Although its commercial importance has dwindled, it is the largest animal that ever lived. Some specimens are 100 feet long and weigh 150 tons.
Join Museum scientists as they reflect on becoming part of this specimen's giant story. Since its arrival at the Museum in the 1880s, the blue whale skeleton has been part of an ever-expanding ...
To film the secret lives of the killer whales that I study in Norwegian coastal waters, BBC Blue Planet II partnered ... revealed how much fish a killer whale may consume. These tags have produced ...
A team led by researchers at the University of Washington and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has uncovered key information about what resident killer whale populations are eating.
SEATTLE — A new orca whale calf was spotted by members of the Center for Whale Research (CWR) alongside its mother, according to a press release from the organization. "The calf is VERY new ...
SEATTLE — Researchers are concerned aboutthe new Southern Resident orca calf born last month, describing it as "emaciated." The Center for Whale Research (CWR) said the Southern Resident calf ...
Once in a blue moon, boaters off California catch a glimpse of a famous but elusive white killer whale. Frosty, as it is affectionately named, was spotted on Sept. 12 by whale watchers with Monter ...