The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

The largest blue whale ever recorded weighed over 199 tons. Even average-sized blue whales are massive, weighing around 350,000 pounds. That’s about the same as 30 adult male African elephants.

The animal kingdom has some giants. Blue Whale is the heaviest animal. Whale Shark is the largest fish. African Elephant is ...

While blue whales only eat krill, humpback whales eat krill and small schooling fish such as anchovy. If the prey species are more abundant and more densely concentrated, whales can forage more ...

Many animals thrive without teeth, adapting unique feeding strategies for survival. Turtles use sharp beaks to crush food, ...

Blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived on earth. Image via NOAA Fisheries (TBjornstad 11:22, 18 April 2007 (UTC)), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons In the times of today, blue ...

Estimated summer abundance and krill consumption of fin whales throughout the Scotia Sea during the 2018/2019 summer season. Scientific Reports, 14 (1), 7493. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-57378-3 ...

Whale likely entangled in fishing nets and died a few days before body was washed ashore The carcass of a 35-foot blue whale has been discovered in Balochistan’s Gwater Bay. X/WWF-Pakistan A 35 ...

Antarctic krill is a key species in the Antarctic marine ecosystem as an important food source for many species, such as whales, seals and penguins. However, the small crustaceans are increasingly ...

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 ...

Antarctic krill is a key species in the Antarctic marine ecosystem: it is an important food source for many species, such as whales, seals and penguins. However, the small crustaceans are ...