Whales eat a variety of ocean life, depending on what species you mean. Some have teeth and swallow prey whole while others filter through baleen.

Toothed whales, such as sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins and porpoises, catch and eat their food using a variety of different forms of teeth. Baleen whales include the bowhead whale, the humpback ...

Both toothed and baleen (filter-feeding) whales are among the largest animals ever to exist. Blue whales, which measure up to 100 feet (30 meters) long and can weigh over 150 tons, are the largest ...

Baleen species are believed to like having their heads scratched—gray whales are known for approaching whale watching boats for a tickle on the nose.

Scientists have long struggled to study how whales produce sound. A new paper in the journal Nature paints the most complete picture yet of how baleen whales produce their iconic, haunting calls.

New research from the University of Washington finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below ...

Baleen whales are some of the most unique and breathtaking animals. These huge marine mammals are some of the biggest to have ever existed and are found all over the world. Despite their size ...

It likely dates back to the 1800s.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite The skeleton of a fin whale hangs in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science’s main hall. March 1, 2023.

Environment Animals Wildlife Whales We finally know how baleen whales make noise Earth's largest creatures evolved special parts in their larynx to vocalize their signature songs. By Laura Baisas ...

Scientists temporarily captured baleen whales and tested their hearing, a step that some activists said could lead to the giant animals' deaths.

Whale songs can be both beautiful and haunting. But the exact mechanism that the 16 species of baleen whales, like humpback and minke whales, use to make those noises hasn’t been well understood. The ...

For the first time, scientists temporarily captured baleen whales and tested their hearing, a controversial step that brings researchers closer to understanding how some of the largest and most ...