Blue whales might be some of the most iconic creatures on the planet, but for all their impressive features, there’s still ...

But across various blue whale populations, high pregnancy rates of 33-50% annually seem to contradict the average 3.1% rate of sightings of blue whales involving mother-calf pairs.

Blue whale calves are rarely seen with their mothers. Vishwam Sankaran. Tuesday 11 March 2025 04:06 GMT. Comments. Related: Florida man sees rare right whales in the ocean.

Blue whale calves and births have seldom been documented. A new study may help unravel the mystery. Photo from NOAA Fisheries Service Despite being members of the largest species on the planet ...

In fact, just two blue whale births have ever been documented — off South Africa in 1911, and off Sri Lanka in 1946. And sightings of calves are remarkably rare, falling far below what should be ...