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 ...

It’s a crucial time for whales to fatten up, and a new study suggests some whale species announce an abundance of food with songs — but when food supply drops, so do the songs.

The DOC is reminding people of the need for permits for possession of protected marine mammal parts after a buyer purchased ...

Ancient filter-feeding reptile had a freaky similarity with modern whales 200 million years before whales evolved, this ancient reptile ate its dinner just like a baleen mammal ...

An analysis from the University of Washington finds that blue and some other large baleen whales sing very low pitch songs to avoid detection by orca predators.

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.

The enduring draw of the whale A 47-foot fin whale that washed up on Anchorage’s tidal mudflats in November is still drawing visitors, a month later. Why?

Humpback whales and other baleen whales are the largest creatures on Earth, yet they eat some of the smallest prey in the oceans.

The Southern Ocean encircling Antarctica is the world’s largest feeding ground for baleen whales — species like humpbacks that filter tiny organisms from seawater for food. In the 20th century ...

The secret to how baleen whales – the largest mammals to have ever lived – sing to each other underwater lies in their unique voice box, scientists have found. Researchers have discovered ...

Alaska Native people can legally take baleen and other products for subsistence or art use, but otherwise taking parts from the whale is illegal because it is a federally listed endangered species.