Marine biologist Carrie Newell photographed four blue whales — the largest animals on Earth — 3 miles off Depoe Bay.

The July 14 excursion had a treat in store for passengers: a 90-foot blue whale, the San Diego Whale Watch said on Facebook.

Blue whales might be some of the most iconic creatures on the planet, but for all their impressive features, there’s still ...

You’d think such a massive creature would be an apex predator, but blue whales are actually gentle giants of the ocean. Let’s ...

The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the largest animal ever to have lived. While this ocean mammoth is dubbed “blue,” its color is more a reflection of the water it swims ...

In 1926, there were an estimated 140,000 mature blue whales in the oceans, but their populations have decimated by the whale hunting trade. The International Whaling Commission eventually banned ...

The blue, fin, bowhead, gray, humpback, right and sperm whales are the largest animals alive today. In fact, the blue whale is the largest-known creature ever on Earth, topping even the biggest of ...

Blue whales, according to the study, may swallow roughly 10 million microplastic pieces daily, or up to about 95 pounds (43.5 kg) of plastic. For fin whales, ...

A pack of orcas hunting and killing an adult blue whale has been recorded for the first time, scientists say.. The stalking episode took place in March 2019 at Bremer Bay, Western Australia ...

But blue whales are a whole different meal—and then some. Adults can get up to 110 feet long and weigh more than 300,000 pounds, making them the most gargantuan creatures on Earth.