Baleen whales are unique and breathtaking animals and are known for undertaking some of the longest migrations in the world.

Thousands of gray whales are migrating past the Oregon coast in poor condition, with record-low calf numbers and visible ...

For the first time since the Eastern North Pacific population has been monitored over the past five decades, scientists are ...

A pair of Bryde’s whales were recently spotted off the coast of Thailand, delighting conservation officials. The large marine ...

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Baleen whales are some of the most unique and breathtaking animals. These huge marine mammals are some of the biggest to have ...

gray whales do not typically feed along their migration route, nor do they usually eat filter-feeding bait fish like sardines and anchovies. Because of this, officials do not believe the whale's cause ...

The more than 40-foot-long whale washed up on Long Beach, about four miles north of Seaview. Biologists spent all day Monday ...

Two of those five were also gray whales; the other three were a fin whale, a humpback whale and a sperm whale.

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