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 ...

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

Explorers of previous ages confirmed to the world the wonders of earth’s continents, the ocean surface, and close-in space.

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

Dive into the details behind their mind-blowing biology and discover how these mammals became and remain our planet's largest animals ever.

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 ...

A beluga whale at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is the first to successfully recover from general anesthesia in captivity after a surgery to remove a network of cysts.

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

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.

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean ...

Have you ever thought about which animals are the biggest in the world? From the magnificent blue whale to the majestic African elephant, these creatures aren’t just massive- - they have ...