Bowhead whales were known to live up to 200 years, and a new study finds that southern right whales may live up to age 150 if ...

In fact, the largest blue whales are so huge that scientists think they may have hit a physical limit. When they open their wide mouths to feed they engulf enough water to fill a large living room.

Giant ships that transport everything from coffee cups to clothes across the ocean are often so large they can’t tell when ...

A large whale has died after being found stranded ... Fin whales are the second-largest type of whale after the blue whale. The species is known for having a distinct ridge along its back behind ...

They have even been recorded killing a large blue whale. Known to travel in groups or pods, killer whales can sabotage their victims by encircling them en masse before they attack. They’re also ...

The huge whales can eat up to four tonnes of krill every day. Blue whales lunge through large swarms of krill with their mouths open, taking in more food in one mouthful than any other animal on Earth ...

It took more than three years to prepare the blue whale for display in Hintze Hall ... whale's bones and how current staff feel about their own roles in the specimen's big move.