Whales are mighty. Blue whales, for example, aren’t only the largest animal on Earth, but as far as we know, they’re the ...

For around three decades, researchers have been extracting samples of whales and prey at Gulf of St. Lawrence and found ...

Whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are changing their feeding habits as ocean temperatures rise and food becomes harder to find.

Short-finned pilot whales consume between 82 and 202 of the marine molluscs each every day off the coast of Hawai’i, according to the study. An international research team - made up of scientists from ...

A 13-day survey conducted in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) found a large variety of marine life living in the region, including sperm whales, Risso’s dolphins, and common dolphins. The University ...

Drone video of gray whales captured over seven years off Oregon has revealed new details about how the giant marine mammals find and eat food. Among the findings, described in two studies published ...

Killer whales in aquariums regularly eat ice cubes, even though ice provides no calories or nutrients. It's a curious practice that has generated many questions because wild orcas never encounter ice ...

Why is marine life eating plastic? Scientists say their sonar is being fooled. How do dolphins and other toothed whales mistake plastic for food? At the Duke Marine Lab in Beaufort, North Carolina, ...

Here’s some important life advice: do not try to challenge a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) to a squid-eating contest. Research out today shows that these marine mammals can ...

When researchers from the University of British Columbia set out to film the solitary hunting habits of Northern resident killer whales, they expected to see quiet and solitary predators at work.