A mysterious whale that has long puzzled scientists may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing beneath ...

The heart of a blue whale can weigh up to 1,300 pounds, while its tongue can weigh 5,400 pounds, which is the average weight of an adult female elephant. Blue whales have sleek, streamlined bodies ...

The blue whale is famously the largest animal in the world, but this simple fact doesn't do these creatures justice. They ...

The blue whale is suspended from the Museum's ceiling The animal's connection to this building begins in the Irish harbour town of Wexford, on the morning of 25 March 1891. The female blue whale was ...

A blue whale skeleton weighing 4.5 tonnes is one of the first ... using an improvised harpoon to 'dispatch the big fish'. After the female whale was finally slain, the carcass was sold for £111, a ...