Q. You wrote that blue whales are the largest mammals. What are the largest and smallest animals of other groups? What ecological problems do animals confront by being extremely big ...

Right on the very first day of our whale safari, guide Jeff drives us to despair. Up until now, we were all patiently looking ...

Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off Australia’s southern coast are having calves less often than they used to. A ...

Discover how extreme animal sizes, from the massive blue whale to the tiny shrew, shape their survival strategies.

The city of Franklin provided an update on how much debris has been collected in the wake of January’s devastating ice storm ...

Blunt force trauma consistent with vessel strikes could have been behind the dead whale that washed ashore in Barnegat Light.

Our friends at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, based in Brigantine, say a 51 feet, 1.5 inch Fin whale washed onto the Barnegat Light Beach on Friday. The weight of the whale was estimated as 25 ...

The blue whale is the largest animal to ever exist — bigger than any dinosaur that walked the Earth. Its heart is the size of a small car, and its tongue can weigh as much as an elephant. Yet this ...

A 46-foot-long fin whale washed ashore in Clatsop County on the Oregon coast Saturday morning. Officials from the Seaside Aquarium said the whale had already been dead for some time before washing up ...

The majestic blue whale, Earth’s largest animal, has long captivated our imagination with its enormous size and graceful movements through the ocean depths. These marine giants, which can reach ...

An integral part of whale watching, Capt. Rick Podolak explained as we zipped out of North San Diego Bay past Point Loma, is establishing trust. That and a fast vessel, good timing and luck. All of ...