A blue whale, the largest vertebrate animal ever in the history of life, engulfs krill off the coast of California. Photograph authorized under National Marine Fisheries Service permit #16111 for ...

Blue whales migrate during summer to feed in colder regions where krill is plentiful, like in the waters off California. They return to warmer regions such as the Gulf of California and the eastern ...

The blue whale is famously the largest animal in the world, but this simple fact doesn't do these creatures justice. They ...

Feeding while migrating is thought to be essential for a streamlined species like the pygmy blue whale that has less capacity to store fat and needs to feed to fuel its migrations. "Supplemental ...

Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

“The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on ... over six tons of prey daily near the poles in their summer feeding grounds. Although they eat a lot during the summer, they barely ...

Whales are always on the move, so they have to eat a lot to keep them going. Fortunately, the ocean offers a range of dining options. All whales are divided into two suborders: Odontoceti (those that ...

The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. Blue whales are largest of all baleen whales and are found worldwide. They have a long slender body with a proportionally ...