Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...

Deep in the Pacific, humans have tracked a mysterious whale’s call for decades—but no other whale seems to respond. And now, we might be running out of time to find the source.

A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't have swallowed him even if it wanted to.

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have “baleen” in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales ...

Some baleen whales, or whales that have plates in their mouths to help sieve out plankton, sing low-frequency songs to not only attract potential mates but also keep them safe from killer whale ...

Last week, a kayaker in Chile learned just how dangerous it is to get too close to feeding humpback whales during an outing ...

In 2021, researchers identified a new species of whale. Now, they are racing against time to save their natural habitat […] ...

The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.