The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

Have you ever considered sharing your lunch with an orca? Because a new study suggests they thought about sharing their meals with you. The study, published in the Journal of Comparative Psychology, ...

The smallest species of whale tricks its predators by gushing red gallons of red fluid into the water when under attack ...

Sydney’s harbor becomes a humpback highway in winter as the whales migrate from feeding grounds in Antarctica to breeding ...

A humpback whale enjoyed breakfast just off the coast of Bridgehampton, New York, on Monday, June 23. Joanna L Steidle captured this video, which shows a whale swimming through a large school of fish ...

A study published in the journal Current Biology describes a new example of tool use by a critically endangered population of ...

The whales use quick body movements to tear pieces of bull kelp for use as tools, perhaps the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal.

The latest addition is the Marine Organismal Body Size (MOBS) database, an open-access resource that—as its name implies—has ...

Many animals thrive without teeth, adapting unique feeding strategies for survival. Turtles use sharp beaks to crush food, ...

GWIN: He’s on a mission to see a pod of killer whales off the coast of Norway. Also known as orcas, these are some of the largest, most powerful predators in the ocean. They hunt everything from ...

Gray whales travel from the Arctic to Mexico each year. And they're not finding enough to eat, scientists say.

In a world full of bad news, there’s been good news in whale conservation. Many of the great whales are coming back. In fact, ...