There are only 370 right whales left. If human activity doesn't change, the population may not be large enough to continue to ...

Sperm whales are named after the waxy substance found in their large heads called spermaceti. The spermaceti is an oil sac ...

Apart from fossils, some animal species also testify to how big their predecessors were before evolution. Although many of ...

Free-diving instructor Emily Marzilli and her friends had a close encounter with a Bryde's whale while observing a large ...

The biggest whale species on Earth is a monster! There are plenty of large creatures within the Cetacea order (which contains ...

"Bill went on to skipper countless voyages, including treasure hunting, fishing, three transatlantic voyages, rounding Cape ...

From sinking boats and feasting on shark livers to dining on whale tongue and tossing porpoises around for fun, orcas are ...

When Stephen Kesler first designed his “Out of the Blue” sculpture that now looms over Salt Lake City’s 9th and 9th neighborhood, he had no idea how big an effect the artwork, known as “the whale,” ...

When Lucy Zhang first listened to recordings of humpback whale songs, she didn’t expect to hear the makings of a symphony. But while playing the recordings, the Saratoga High School senior recognized ...

A chance encounter at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has led to the restoration of a long-time, massive display of a blue whale skeleton display at the university. Forty-six years ago, a ...

Honey badgers are not actually named for their love of honey, in fact, they raid bee hives to loot the delicious, protein-rich larva inside, which seems like an overly complicated way to get protein.