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 ...

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

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

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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 ...

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

Then, starting around mid-February, the whales with their curved mottled-gray backs turn around and head back. Counts are ongoing for 2025, but some say poor feeding conditions may be contributing ...

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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