A true titan of the ocean, the Blue Whale reigns as the largest and most powerful creature on Earth. With its immense size, ...

Gliding gracefully through the marine waters, the blue whale is considered to be the largest creature to have ever existed. This behemoth can reach up to 110 feet long and weigh over 160 tons. Almost ...

The ability to engulf a huge volume of water is crucial to making this feeding strategy work. Blue whales, which can reach about 98 feet long, can engulf water equivalent to 135% of their body mass.

Blue whales can consume over six tons of prey daily near the poles in their summer feeding grounds. Although they eat a lot during the summer, they barely eat anything when they migrate to warmer ...

“Modeling studies of blue whales ‘lunge-feeding’ theorize that they will not put energy into feeding on low-reward prey patches,” marine ecologist Leigh Torres explains in a press release.

The feeding calf in the video is large, says Edyvane, and probably in its second year with its mother – blue whales wean at three years. Other key blue whale behaviour has been glimpsed and ...

By comparison, a humpback whale might consume up to 200,000 microplastic pieces per day — 50 times less than blue whales did — during its peak feeding time, the researchers estimated.

The blue whale seen off Maine New England Aquarium They also saw an endangered blue whale - the biggest animal on the planet - this week 25 miles south of Boothbay.

The ability to engulf a huge volume of water is crucial to making this feeding strategy work. Blue whales, which can reach about 98 feet (30 meters) long, can engulf water equivalent to 135% of ...

Typically, blue whales, the largest mammal on Earth, come around during summer months, but this one has been feeding with the fin whales. This blue whale is also special, blowing mostly out of ...

Cape Ann Whale Watch shared footage of the massive blue whale sighting Monday. One of nature's most awe-inspiring creatures, the rare and giant blue whale, was seen off the coast of Massachusetts ...