Captive whales don't have enough space to reach these speeds. Ultimately, the curved dorsal fin is still a mystery. Curved, or not, the orca's giant fin is a beacon to all, this apex predator is a ...

Biologists have established a standardized way to describe and identify individual whales based on high-resolution black and white pictures of the dorsal (top) fin and the saddle patch (pigmented ...

White whales are smallish, ranging from 13 to 20 feet in length. They have rounded foreheads and no dorsal fin. These whales are common in the Arctic Ocean's coastal waters, though they are found ...

At birth, beluga whales are 5 feet long, roughly 100 pounds, and dark blue-gray in color. Unmistakable as adults, their color lightens to white, and they have a dorsal ridge rather than a fin. Belugas ...

The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. Blue whales are largest of all baleen whales and are found worldwide. They have a long slender body with a proportionally ...

At birth, beluga whales are 5 feet long, roughly 100 pounds, and dark blue-gray in color. Unmistakable as adults, their color lightens to white, and they have a dorsal ridge rather than a fin. Belugas ...