A blue whale calf with its mother near the coast of island Pico (Azores)© tane-mahuta/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images “The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth.” The blue ...

Blue whales are the largest mammals in the world, and they spend much of their lives roaming the deep ocean, where they feed on vast amounts of krill. Blue whales usually inhabit the open sea and are ...

Blue whales are fascinating animals. At 24-30 metres in length (longer than a basketball court) they are the largest creatures on Earth. They are also among the rarest. Estimates suggest that there ...

Whale biologist Carrie Newell spotted four blue whales feeding about 3 to 4 miles offshore from Depoe Bay, Oregon on June 27 — an exceptionally rare event in the state’s coastal waters. Newell, ...

Two blue whales were recently spotted by a team of scientists from the New England Aquarium. This marks the first time the aquarium has documented a blue whale in the southern New England survey area.

Marine scientists have discovered a troubling phenomenon in the world’s oceans as blue whale vocalizations have dropped dramatically over the past decade. The alarming decline, documented through ...