The blue whale has one of the largest appetites of any animal, eating up to four tonnes of krill every day. Blue whales, which have baleen plates, feed by taking huge mouthfuls of water and food. They ...

Whale watchers had an “incredible and unexpected sighting” off the coast of California. The viewers saw not just one, but two ...

The Southern Ocean encircling Antarctica is the world’s largest feeding ground for baleen whales – species like humpbacks ...

They primarily eat krill, filtering these tiny crustaceans through baleen plates in their mouths. Blue whales can live up to 90 years, with some known to reach 110 years old, and their main ...

The blue whale is a filter-feeder. Its throat has an expandable, pleated structure to engulf a volume of water and prey that is greater than the animal's own body weight. The water it takes in at the ...

King of the Blue ... whale’s bone marrow is chock full of oil and much more oily than human bone. “The marrow is oily and the oil is a source of energy for these animals. Especially the baleen ...

blue and fin whales, have genes associated with a powerful immune system. Genes linked to survival and longevity were also found in all baleen species. Baleen whales evolved bristly baleen plates ...

Whale watchers had an “incredible and unexpected sighting” off the coast of California. The viewers saw not just one, but two blue whales during the “pleasant surprise,” according to an Oct.

The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. Blue whales are largest of all baleen whales and are found worldwide. They have a long slender body with a proportionally ...