Blue whales don’t just hold the title for the biggest animal on the planet today. The truth is that they’re […] ...

MONTEREY — Blue whales, the largest animals known to ever exist, weigh as much as 300,000 pounds — equal to the weight of plastic waste that ends up in the ocean every nine minutes. That statistic ...

Monterey Bay Whale Watch spotted their first blue whale of the season on June 20, the organization announced. A video taken that morning shows an aerial view of the massive mammal gliding just beneath ...

Newborn blue whales weigh 1360 kg — practically the weight of a small car. Thanks to mom's extremely fatty milk, they put on 90 kg every day. Meanwhile, bat pups may be tiny in comparison, but each ...

Blue whales are among the most fascinating creatures on the planet, existing at the limits of what we know to be possible. They are the largest animals to have ever lived on Earth, clocking in at up ...

WASHINGTON – Using a bright orange electrocardiogram machine attached with suction cups to the body of a blue whale, scientists for the first time have measured the heart rate of the world’s largest ...

The megalodon, an extinct apex predator with a powerful bite and formidable hunting skills, is compared to the blue whale, the largest creature ever. Despite the whale's size advantage, the ...