Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

Sei whales are susceptible to harm from vessel strikes, to being entangled in fishing gear, being driven from important habitats by ocean noise pollution, and climate change, which is changing ...

Seabirds transport nitrogen and phosphorus from the ocean to the land in their poop, increasing the density of plants on islands. Animals form the circulatory system of the planet—and whales are ...

They include blue, sei, fin, minke and Bryde’s whales. These whales — which are usually found in the open ocean — are distinguished by their slender, streamlined bodies, which are adapted ...