Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

The largest blue whale ever recorded measured a staggering 33 metres in length. Some think that the whale shark’s cartilaginous skeleton may prevent it from reaching larger, blue whale-like ...

The longest ever recorded dive by a whale was made by a Cuvier's beaked whale. It lasted 222 minutes and broke the record for diving mammals. Other whales can also hold their breath for a very long ...

A large sperm whale was spotted near Arthurstown, Co Wexford on Tuesday close to the Waterford Estuary. Locals had been afraid that the large whale would beach itself however it changed direction and ...

at least healthy sperm whales are hardly ever recorded inshore,” IWDG said in the release. Part of the reason for concern is that sperm whales are best equipped to navigate vertically in deep ...