Whales

These massive aquatic mammals are the largest animals on the planet. Dive deep into the latest research on whale anatomy, songs, social dynamics, habitat, populations, and more.

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Whale Skeletons
Animals

Larger Marine Animals Now In Greater Danger Of Going Extinct

By Mary Beth Griggs

Fin Whale
Animals

Acoustic Buoy Off Long Island Hears Its First Whales

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

Possible New Whale Species Discovered In Pacific Ocean
Animals

Possible New Whale Species Discovered In Pacific Ocean

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

A Drone Filmed This Huge Whale Feeding For The First Time
Animals

A Drone Filmed This Huge Whale Feeding For The First Time

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Diagram Of A Sperm Whale Head
Animals

Science Says Sperm Whales Could Really Wreck Ships

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Cause Of Mysterious Whale Deaths? Whole Fish Jammed In Blowholes
Animals

Cause Of Mysterious Whale Deaths? Whole Fish Jammed In Blowholes

By Mary Beth Griggs

Protein From Whales Might Make Better Synthetic Blood
Animals

Protein From Whales Might Make Better Synthetic Blood

By Alexandra Ossola

Navy Agrees To Limit Sonar Testing In California And Hawaii To Protect The Whales
Animals

Navy Agrees To Limit Sonar Testing In California And Hawaii To Protect The Whales

By Mary Beth Griggs

NOAA Is Using Drones To Track Migrating Gray Whales
Animals

NOAA Is Using Drones To Track Migrating Gray Whales

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Underwater Robot Surprised By Sperm Whale [Video]
Animals

Underwater Robot Surprised By Sperm Whale [Video]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Bone Eating ‘Zombie’ Worm Has Been Around For 100 Million Years
Animals

Bone Eating ‘Zombie’ Worm Has Been Around For 100 Million Years

By Mary Beth Griggs

‘Paleo Ale’ Brewed From Yeast Found On A 40-Million-Year-Old Whale Fossil
Animals

‘Paleo Ale’ Brewed From Yeast Found On A 40-Million-Year-Old Whale Fossil

By Francie Diep

How To Euthanize A Whale
Animals

How To Euthanize A Whale

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Humpback Whales Learn New Tricks By Watching Their Friends
Animals

Humpback Whales Learn New Tricks By Watching Their Friends

By Rebecca Boyle

Humpback Whale Makes The Longest Documented Mammal Journey With a 6,200-Mile Swim
Animals

Humpback Whale Makes The Longest Documented Mammal Journey With a 6,200-Mile Swim

By Dan Nosowitz

Can a Whale Get Rabies?
Animals

Can a Whale Get Rabies?

By Bjorn Carey

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