Second only in size to the blue whale, seeing a fin whale surface from the ocean's depths can leave you spellbound!

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There are few experiences as humbling as swimming alongside a whale shark. Despite their size—growing up to 40 feet ...

Despite recent efforts by marine wildlife experts to reroute the animal to deeper waters, the minke whale was found dead on ...

It’s hard to describe the sheer size of a whale when it washes ashore. That’s why Brendon Gould took to the beach with his ...

For more than four decades, the skull and model entertained visitors who came to marvel at a whale of such size that it could provide “commodious quarters for Jonah,” as one headline proclaimed.

For comparison, humans produce less than two litres of urine daily. "Because of their size, whales are able to do things that no other animal does. They're living life on a different scale," says ...

However, they noted that given the size of an adult sperm whale, not much could be done with the exception of palliative care. But, to their delight, the whale was last seen on the afternoon of ...