fin whales and humpback whales. Toothed whales usually eat larger prey, which can include fish, squid, octopus, seabirds, ...

Whales are not just big, they’re a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water ...

In 2010, scientists revealed that whales, feeding at depth and defecating at the surface, provide a critical resource for ...

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the ...

A fin whale that washed ashore near Anchorage’s Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in November will soon find its permanent home in ...

Great rivers of whale pee make a remarkable contribution to Earth's cycling of nutrients, a new study reveals. While their ...

Did you know that whales help keep the ocean healthy by spreading nutrients far and wide? These massive creatures don’t just ...

Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people think of plants as the lungs of the planet, taking in carbon dioxide, and ...

Examples of baleen whales include blue whales, fin whales and humpback whales ... Sperm whales dive up to 3,000 feet (900 m) below the ocean's surface to hunt for giant squid and other deep ...