Imagine looking at a majestic blue whale gliding effortlessly through the ocean, the largest animal on Earth. Now, picture ...

Could an enormous blue whale make a mistake and swallow a dolphin? Learn why it's not possible for blue whales to eat anything that large.

Its origins lie in the Swahili language, but Africa isn’t the only place to enjoy a safari. On the other side of the planet, ...

Tourists and researchers on a whale-watching boat off the coast of Western Australia got a little more action than they bargained for when they witnessed a pygmy blue whale being hunted and eventually ...

On Jan. 29, the sky above Mexico City’s Zócalo plaza was filled with the floating figures of giant balloon whales. Hundreds ...

Sperm whales, the planet’s largest toothed predator, have incredibly complex social structures and cultural practices. During a recent WWF-backed research expedition around Greece’s northwestern ...

Second only in size to the blue whale, seeing a fin whale surface from the ocean's depths can leave you spellbound!

From the adorable but deadly pine marten to the massive sperm whale, get to know some of the amazing animals that call ...

Feedback is delighted to hear from a reader who proposes an ingenious new unit of data – but we have some quibbles with the ...

Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever lived on Earth, with some mature adults reaching 100 feet and tipping the ...

A blue whale swims far below a diver off the coast of Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal. The cetaceans can reach 90 to 100 ...

Spanning 337.97 square miles, Mull is Scotland’s fourth-largest island ... been named the best place in the UK to spot a humpback whale, with peak viewing season fast approaching, the Scottish ...