There was cheering and shouting far off shore on July 4 when a local whale watch boat enjoyed a rare sighting of the largest animal on the planet — a blue whale. Excitement ran through the boat, the ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

You will find a wide and varied world full of life when you descend into the deep blue sea. Among the ocean’s inhabitants, whales and dolphins have a particular place in our hearts and fantasies. In ...

“The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth.” The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the largest animal ever to have lived. While this ocean mammoth is dubbed “blue,” ...

NEW YORK (AP) — There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today's blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...

Dinosaurs, meteorites and a blue whale will headline Abu Dhabi’s new Natural History Museum, opening 22 November 2025 with 13 ...

From the largest blue whale to the tiny seahorse, aquatic animals amaze with their diversity and survival strategies.

Whale watchers touring the coast of Cape May got a rare glimpse of a blue whale — the world's largest animal — during a wildlife research trip earlier this month. The sighting happened Sept. 12 on a ...

It was once thought that nothing could take down the world's largest animal, the blue whale. But scientists have witnessed something unusual that shows these giants do have a predator to worry about.