Baleen whales are among the largest creatures in the ocean, but that doesn’t mean they’re safe from other animals. A pod of orcas can take a giant baleen whale down, and these filter-feeders are ...

A humpback whale spyhops Monday morning in front of a kayaker less than a half mile offshore from the mouth of the San ...

Scientists have been aware for some time that whales contribute to marine ecosystems by "recycling" nutrients. However, the exact impact on ocean productivity was unclear and had not been studied ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have “baleen” in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales ...

A plethora of sea creatures were spotted off the coast of California, bystanders said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Boaters got “lucky enough” to spot a plethora of sea creatures off the coast of ...