Marine biologist Carrie Newell photographed four blue whales — the largest animals on Earth — 3 miles off Depoe Bay.

The July 14 excursion had a treat in store for passengers: a 90-foot blue whale, the San Diego Whale Watch said on Facebook.

You’d think such a massive creature would be an apex predator, but blue whales are actually gentle giants of the ocean. Let’s ...

Boaters off the coast of California got the chance to see some “great species diversity.” The “abundant” amount of krill in ...

Dive into the extraordinary world of the largest animals on Earth! From the awe-inspiring blue whale, the largest living creature, to the massive Hercules the liger, this video showcases 20 of the ...

Orcas have long been revered for their intelligence, adaptability, and group-hunting strategies. But one scientific review ...

The animal kingdom has some giants. Blue Whale is the heaviest animal. Whale Shark is the largest fish. African Elephant is the heaviest land animal. White Rhinoceros is bulky. Hippopotamus is ...

The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

Jono Allen tells PEOPLE exclusively about his mesmerizing career as an underwater photographer, and how one ocean dive with ...

A baby blue whale is the “world’s biggest” baby, being born at 23 feet and weighing in at 6,000 pounds, the group said. They’ll gain 10 pounds per hour by drinking their mama’s milk.

From towering elephants to deep-sea leviathans, the natural world is home to some record-breaking giants. Here's a roundup of the nine biggest animals alive today, across land, air, and sea.

The Pentagon increasingly sees the Pacific as its most important theater of operations as tensions brew between the U.S. and China. To that end, the Navy plans to increase training across the vast ...