THE eleventh volume of the “Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History” contains a descriptive account, by Dr. Thomas Dwight, of the external characters and skeleton of a young razor-back whale, ...

The skeleton of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), photographed at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. (Notice the foramina, or small holes, in the upper jaw. In life these housed blood ...

Two whales driven ashore, one 117 feet, the other 87 feet. Handley (ms): Watson (1898, vol. 2, p. 429) reported that "Two dead whales were driven onshore at Assateague beach, near Snowhill, Maryland, ...

The largest living animal, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) which averages about 27 metres in length, has slowly recovered from whaling only to face the rising challenges of global warming, ...

Extensive satellite tracking has revealed important new knowledge about the little known pygmy blue whale population of Southern Australia. Marine biologists have extensively tracked the movements of ...

The inner ear of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), reconstructed from CT scans, shows key anatomical features, including the cochlea, acousto-vestibular nerve, oval window and vestibular system ...

Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, 2017 This skeleton of a Blue Whale in the Natural History Museum of London represents the largest animal known to have ever existed and yet, one that ...

The Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. It is believed to be the largest animal ever to have lived, at up to 30 metres (100 feet) in ...

Monday, September 17,2007 DEAD WHALES, GAWKERS, AND SCAVENGERS [Photo: Stephen Osman / Los Angeles Times]A Blue whale made quite a stink and drew a fabulous crowd last week. Highway 101 beside Ventura ...