Whales travel through the ocean, lunging, leaping, and playing, with grace and swiftness that belie their huge size. The ...

Many animals that live in water need to come up to the surface to breathe, but they can still spend impressive lengths of ...

Whales, the colossal beings of the ocean, are not just a marvel because of their size, but also due to their intriguing behaviors and physiological mysteries. From their unique sleeping patterns ...

Humpback whales are some of the largest creatures on Earth and live in every one of the planet’s oceans. Their seasonal ...

The vocalisation of a dwarf minke whale sounds so strange and resonant it has been likened to a Star Wars lightsaber.

Whereas humans breathe through their nose and mouth, whales have a blowhole on the top of their head—or two in the case of baleen whales. This is “like a nostril,” says Cunningham.

Sperm whales are deep divers, commonly reaching a depth of 1,150 feet and remaining underwater for an hour or more before returning to the surface to breathe for around ten minutes, according to ...

Sometimes it’s sea spray in your eyes and the scent of whale breath in the wind. A whale of a photo Every year, Nature’s Scientist at Work photo competition showcases stunning examples of ...

Dr. Gaydos processed a sample of killer whale breath collected by the drone flying through the plume of mist from a blowhole. ... the petri dishes returned to the boat glistening with whale breath.

A sperm whale can spend around 90 minutes hunting underwater before it has to come back to the surface to breathe. In 1969, a male sperm whale was killed off the coast of South Africa after surfacing ...