The mom whale (proper) touching her head to her lifeless calf (left) Gorka Ocio, Verballenas…
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World’s smallest baleen whale stays home instead of migrating to feed
The pygmy proper whale is the world’s smallest baleen whale, and it doesn’t appear emigrate…
Ancient whale might have been the heaviest animal that ever lived
Reconstruction of Perucetus colossus, a whale that lived in coastal waters round 39 million years…
World’s smallest baleen whale is the last of its kind
Pygmy proper whales are the smallest of the baleen whales Marko Steffensen/Alamy One of essentially…
Orcas in the North Pacific may be dying out due to inbreeding
Orcas swimming off the San Juan Islands in Washington state roclwyr/Getty Images Orcas residing off…
Orca seen foster parenting a pilot whale calf for first time
Saedís, an orca, with a long-finned pilot whale calf at her facet orcaguardians.org A protracted-finned…
Weird vocal fry trick helps orcas and dolphins hunt prey in the deep
A harbour porpoise, one of many toothed whales that may use ‘vocal fry’ Shutterstock /…
Why are so many whales getting stranded on US beaches?
Nearly two dozen whales have been beached on the US Atlantic coast up to now…
Is offshore wind development a threat to whales? Here’s what to know.
In lower than two months, seven useless whales have washed up on the shores of…
Humpback whale left with broken spine after vessel strike makes her
A beloved humpback whale named Moon was left with a damaged backbone and fully unable…