The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth. It plays a vital role in the ocean ecosystem. These whales grow to massive ...

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

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 the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as krill to support a body of up to 100 feet (30 meters) long. Blue whales ...

On Sept. 12, a blue whale surfaced in the Atlantic Ocean about 50 to 60 miles off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey. The endangered species is the world's largest animal and isn't often spotted in ...

He was also the captain who spotted the blue whale duo hanging out on Sunday, Dec. 1. Typically, the blue whales, the largest mammals on the planet, s how up in summer months from May through October.