A 13-day survey conducted in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) found a large variety of marine life living in the region, ...

Humans may not be the only species that struggles to eat the right amounts of the ideal foods. A new study led by researchers ...

Migrating baleen whales transport high-latitude nutrients to tropical and subtropical ecosystems. Nature Communications, 16 (1). doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56123-2 ...

Baleen whales usually spend between four and six months during the summer in the rich feeding grounds of the polar waters. During this time they eat around 4% of their body weight each day which ...

Blue whales do not eat anything larger than krill. To understand how this works, we need to look at how a blue whale eats its food. How Do Baleen Whales Eat? Blue whales are a species of baleen whale.

Toothed whales, such as sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins and porpoises, catch and eat their food using a variety of different forms of teeth. Baleen whales include the bowhead whale, the humpback ...

Examples of baleen whales include blue whales, fin whales and humpback whales. Toothed whales usually eat larger prey, which can include fish, squid, octopus, seabirds, seals, penguins, sharks ...

Quick facts about whales Where they live: In oceans around the world What they eat: A huge range of animals, from tiny plankton to giant squid How big they are: Between 7 and 100 feet (2 to 30 ...

Baleen whales have developed a stunning survival trick—singing at frequencies that their predators can’t hear! Scientists have discovered that these massive creatures use low-frequency ...

Some baleen whales, or whales that have plates in their mouths to help sieve out plankton, sing low-frequency songs to not only attract potential mates but also keep them safe from killer whale ...

Because baleen whales — of which there are 16 species, including Humpback, Blue and Fin whales — are too large to study in captivity, biologists have had to infer their hearing ability from ...

The 14 baleen species include the rorqual family – slender, streamlined baleen whales such as fin, sei, humpback and the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale.