Koala and Curlew are unrelated and possibly pregnant females that have become traveling companions, which is unusual for ...

Baleen whales, known scientifically as Mysticeti, are a fascinating group of marine mammals that have evolved unique feeding mechanisms and adaptations over millions of years. Their fossil record ...

Baleen whales’ life history – particularly the age when females start breeding and the interval between calves – is strongly influenced by their potential lifespan. Conservation and ...

Right whales are filter-feeding baleen whales that were hunted almost to extinction during the height of the whaling industry. As such, some of the most basic information about them remains ...

Baleen whales’ life history — particularly the age when females start breeding and the interval between calves — is strongly influenced by their potential lifespan. Conservation and ...

Major risks to baleen whales. Examples of NA right whales killed by (a) ship strikes (b) Entanglement in fishing gear. Image credits: (a) Marine Animal Response Society, collected under federal SARA ...

Hopeful signs for declining grey whale population Unlike humans and other mammals, baleen whales don’t have teeth or vocal cords. Instead, in their voice boxes, they have a U-shaped tissue that ...

The marine animals, a type of baleen whale found in the southern hemisphere, have the gift of “extreme longevity,” according to a study published on Dec. 20 in the journal Science Advances and ...

They are baleen whales and filter feeders that feed on zooplankton. They have been slowly swimming south along the Eastern Seaboard since first being spotted off South Carolina on Nov. 24 ...