There are many whales. Six species of baleen whales feed in the coastal waters of the Gulf of Alaska. Each spring, grey, ...
Right whales, still recovering from intensive whale hunting, have added a few more individuals to their small population.
The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming through the world’s oceans today. Blue whales can reach lengths of 100 feet, but one of their smaller relatives isn’t too far behind. Right whales, ...
For years, scientists feared the North Atlantic right whale was headed for extinction. Now there’s finally a sliver of good [ ...
The fossil record of baleen whales (Mysticeti) offers a window into one of the most dramatic evolutionary transitions among mammals. Early cetaceans evolved from terrestrial artiodactyl ancestors into ...
Fossils found in a riverbed in Japan were revealed as a large, ancient ancestor of right whales. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming ...