For starters are they whales, or sharks? These gentle giants are both beautiful and fascinating and we bet you didn't know ...

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Despite their size, whale sharks pose no threat to humans, as they feed by filtering plankton and small fish from the water. Despite their size, whale sharks swim at a leisurely pace of around 3 ...

Enjoy these lesser-known facts about the humpbacks of Hawaii. An adult humpback whale grows up to 60 feet in length, weighs up to 40 tons, and can hold 5,000 gallons of water in its mouth ...

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Beluga whale nicknamed Hvaldimir was allegedly moved from a facility owned by a dolphinarium in St Petersburg to an Arctic ...

Right whales are the rarest of all large whales. There are several species, but all are identified by enormous heads, which can measure up to one-third of their total body length. These whales ...

Krill fishing vessels operating in the Southern Ocean have hauled in two dead humpback whales, as well as an injured whale, in separate incidents this year. The details were revealed in a report ...