Cape Ann Whale Watch shared footage of the massive blue whale sighting Monday. One of nature's most awe-inspiring creatures, the rare and giant blue whale, was seen off the coast of Massachusetts ...

Top 10 biggest whales According to wildlifetrip.org, the 10 largest whales are as follows: Blue Whale - 98 feet Fin Whale - 90 feet Sperm Whale - 67 feet Right Whale - 60 feet Bowhead Whale - 59 ...

The Antarctic blue whale can weigh up to 400,000 pounds and stretches to 98 feet in length. The underwater call of the sperm whale, the earth’s loudest, registers at 230 decibels.

All told, about 3.5 percent of the blue whale genome comes from fin whales. “This is fantastic,” Dr. Janke said. He had previously looked for blue whale DNA in fin whale genomes and not found it.