In a world full of bad news, there’s been good news in whale conservation. Many of the great whales are coming back. In fact, some populations have been recovering faster than anyone imagined they ...

Humpback whales mainly feed on krill and small schooling fish, often using highly coordinated feeding tactics. One of their most famous hunting methods is bubble-net feeding, where they corral prey ...

Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, according to a recently published study in the journal Ecosphere. The types of ...

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A 13-day survey conducted in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) found a large variety of marine life living in the region, including sperm whales, Risso’s dolphins, and common dolphins. The University ...

Scientists are trying to decode why humpback whales can be observed hanging around with their mouth open, with no apparent ...

The fish quite literally feast on the skin of the whales while riding along across the ocean A researcher in Australia managed to capture rare footage of remoras, a breed of fish commonly known as ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Many other whale populations aren’t as easy to study, so unsurprisingly we know less about how they’re doing. This is why a recent scientific paper ...

A massive mouth can hold a lot of fish, and they don’t come more massive than a humpback whale’s! The amazing clip above shows a close-up view of a humpback whale lunging through what appears to be a ...