Pods often use their unique calls to communicate, but they can meet with other pods and sometimes come together to form even larger groups of over 100 orcas. A female killer whale gives birth to ...

Some say they can live up to 60 years in the wild, while others, like Live Science, say they can reach 100 or even 150 years ...

A recent report published in Science Advances concluded that most great whale species have an’ unrecognized potential for ...

Right whales were named by whalers who identified them as the “right” whale to kill on a hunt. These leviathans had enormous value for their plentiful oil and baleen, which were used for ...

The blue whale holds the distinction of being the largest animal ever known to have existed, surpassing even the largest dinosaurs. Adult blue whales can reach lengths of up to 100 feet and weigh as ...

NYC0393 was one of the astounding 100 new whales that the research center cataloged in 2024 — a jaw-dropping sum compared to the measly five that were documented when Gotham Whale started its ...

Over 13 million people across over 100 countries go whale watching every year, feeding a multibillion-dollar industry. AWI supports responsible watching of cetaceans in the wild as opposed to ...