Blue whales near the Seychelles were wiped out half a century ago by whaling. After sightings, scientists set up audio recording devices on the seafloor near the island nation. They found blue whales ...

In the wide world of whale sex, the largest of all species also ranks among the most private. At least now, we know where to look. Marine biologists in Timor-Leste, a modest island situated along a ...

Imagine it’s the early 1900s and you’re a giant blue whale basking in the warm waters of the Santa Barbara Channel, just off the coast of Southern California. What do you hear? Fellow whale songs, ...

Blue Whales are the largest animal ever to have lived, but just reading that doesn’t quite convey their colossal proportions. They are bigger than the biggest dinosaur and weigh as much as 200 cars.

With a flurry of exciting whale sightings off Southern California in recent weeks, it comes as no surprise that the season’s first blue whale has also been spotted and, in continuing dramatic fashion, ...

Blue whales are fascinating animals. At 24-30 metres in length (longer than a basketball court) they are the largest creatures on Earth. They are also among the rarest. Estimates suggest that there ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Results show that the 10th annual season of the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program (BWBS) in 2024 reduced the risk of deadly ship strikes to whales by 50%, ...

Whale watchers touring the coast of Cape May got a rare glimpse of a blue whale — the world's largest animal — during a wildlife research trip earlier this month. The sighting happened Sept. 12 on a ...