Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the ...

Regarded as some of the largest animals in our oceans, which creature is bigger: the giant squid vs blue whale? While blue ...

Artist impression of colossus whale size comparison to a blue whale and a human scuba diver.

Other whales, like killer whales, are larger than most terrestrial animals but pale in comparison to the size of blue whales. What sets these two weight classes of whales apart?

Whales’ large bodies help them consume their prey at high efficiencies, but their size is limited by prey availability and foraging efficiency.

A new study of Antarctic minke whales reveals a minimum size limit for whales employing the highly efficient “lunge-feeding” strategy that enabled the blue whale to become the largest animal ...

A 25-million-year-old skull has led researchers to discover a new species of tiny whale, filling an evolutionary gap for ...

Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the Pacific ...