A roughly 10-meter-long whale fossil on permanent display at a Gunma Prefecture museum has turned out to be a new species of ...

Whales sing loud enough that their songs travel through the ocean, but knowing the mechanics behind that has been a mystery.

Rice’s whales are baleen whales, meaning that instead of teeth, they have filter-feeding systems in their mouths that act ...

It's the first time they've been seen in these warm seas since 1966, and it's a wonderful milestone in a long and perhaps ...

Rice’s whales are baleen whales, meaning that instead of teeth, they have filter-feeding systems in their mouths that act like a sieve, allowing them to engulf water and strain out their prey.

Humpback whales reach lengths of approximately 52 feet (16 meters) and weigh between 30–50 tons. Typically, females are slightly larger than males, a common trait among baleen whales.

A gray whale found floating off Alameda earlier this month likely died from blunt force trauma from a vessel strike, ...

Like many whales, right whales are filter feeders, using their baleen to capture plankton and other small fish as they move ...