Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species. There ...

To study lunge-feeding behaviour blue whales are tagged with cameras. Rorquals are some of the largest whales on the planet including: blue, fin, and humpback whales. Lunge filter feeding involves ...

They focused on six species known to migrate seasonally over long distances from higher latitudes to lower latitudes: blue whales, fin whales, gray whales, humpback whales, and North Atlantic and ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. A blue whale’s heart can beat as few as two times a minute. The discovery comes from data collected during researchers’ first few attempts to ...

The waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary off central California in the United States are rich feeding grounds for blue, fin and humpback whales that cruise the coast during their ...

By Ali Reza Ghasemi The 10th season of the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies (BWBS) Program in 2024 achieved impressive environmental results: It reduced the risk of deadly ship strikes to ...

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species.