Blue whale calves are huge at birth but still vulnerable, and orca attacks on them are rare, high-risk events that require coordinated pod hunting. Mothers defend calves by positioning their massive ...

The blue whale season typically does not begin until late spring or early summer, making this early arrival noteworthy.

A blue whale calf with its mother near the coast of island Pico (Azores)© tane-mahuta/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images “The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth.” The blue ...

Around seven months after being born, and already at a whopping 52 feet (16 meters) long, the calves are weaned and stop associating with their mothers. But across various blue whale populations, high ...

Whale watchers touring the coast of Cape May got a rare glimpse of a blue whale — the world's largest animal — during a wildlife research trip earlier this month. The sighting happened Sept. 12 on a ...

SAN DIEGO — Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been sighted along the San Diego coastline, signaling the beginning of the blue whale watching season. The majestic creatures typically ...

The biggest whale species on Earth is a monster! There are plenty of large creatures within the Cetacea order (which contains dolphins, porpoises, and whales), but one surpasses them all. Meet the ...

Two blue whales were recently spotted by a team of scientists from the New England Aquarium. This marks the first time the aquarium has documented a blue whale in the southern New England survey area.