Bowhead whales also boast the longest baleen plates of any whale species, which can grow up to 13 feet (4 meters) and are used to filter tiny organisms from the water. Bowhead whales are the ...

While this isn't the first time a human has ended up in a humpback whale's mouth, it's not an everyday occurrence. "The whale was just as surprised as the kayaker.” ...

A hunter listens to the water for songs of nearby whales. “Whaling is community. It takes a village to pull up a whale,” says whaling captain Ned Arey. But this bowhead proved impossible to ...

The bowhead whale skeleton on display was collected off the coast of ... meaning that it acts like a sponge and draws in water that can damage the bones underneath. Pests can also colonise the dust ...

Bowheads have the longest baleen (filter-feeding system) of any baleen whale, up to 13 feet long. They use their baleen to filter plankton from the water ...

Ocean Quahog is the land animal who has a lifespan of more than 400 years and live in the group habitat. Saltwater Crocodiles ...

The whales that travel in groups and are more likely to fight a killer whale, include right, bowhead, grey and humpback, ...

Like many arctic whales, bowheads have no dorsal fin; this adaptation allows them to navigate underneath sea ice. Bowhead whales have two blowholes, producing a distinctive V-shaped spray. Their ...

Drones solve a 170-year-old mystery about bowhead whale behaviour Bowhead whales live up to 200 years and have a range over vast distances. For the last 170 years, local Inuit have observed that ...