Long baleen whale mothers are more likely to have female calves than males, according to a new study led by the University of ...

Rice’s whale is the only baleen whale species that lives year round in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico in the continental ...

Carrying and looking after young is a demanding task, and bigger, longer females have more stored fat to tap for the job. The ...

In some whales, males compete for access to mates, but the advantage of being big may be more consistent for females.

Ecologists are increasingly tapping into AI to assist conservation, but many are grappling with how to use these ...