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

Even though blue whales are the largest animals on Earth, their diet is made up of tiny shrimp-like creatures called krill. In a single day, a blue whale can eat up to 3,600 kilograms of krill.

Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been sighted along the San Diego coastline, signaling the beginning of the blue whale watching season.

MIRISSA, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan waters are considered a haven for the largest creatures ever to have lived, the blue whale, a rare place for a resident, year-round population to thrive. In 2021 ...

What Do Blue Whales Eat? Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) are massive even as newborn babies. A newborn blue whale can weigh as much as 8,800 pounds. These large marine mammals need to eat a ...

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 ...

The whales eat krill and fish that can aggregate in massive schools. However, their diets are distinct. While blue whales only eat krill, humpback whales eat krill and small schooling fish such as ...

The Seymour Marine Discovery Center in Santa Cruz is restoring its iconic blue whale skeleton using sustainable materials and innovative technology.

Female blue whales feed heavily in the summer because they largely refrain from eating when nursing their young. Newborn blue whales are born measuring over 22 feet in length and weighing around 2 ...

Given their magnitude, blue whales eat 20 million to 50 million calories per day, roughly the equivalent of 80,000 Big Macs, according to NPR. However, instead of Big Macs, blue whales primarily ...

The first dedicated scientific surveys have confirmed the presence of blue whales in Seychelles.

Baleen whales eat between 10 and 20 tons a day, a 2021 Nature report found. That’s the caloric equivalent of eating 70-80 thousand Big Macs per day, the researchers told NPR. What do blue whales ...