whales use baleen to filter-feed. These baleen maintain a chemical record of how whales feed, allowing researchers to better understand how these giants respond to climate changes that affect their ...

The Southern Ocean encircling Antarctica is the world’s largest feeding ground for baleen whales – species like humpbacks that filter tiny organisms from seawater for food. In the 20th century ...

A pod of orcas can take a giant baleen whale down, and these filter-feeders are particularly vulnerable when they have calves. Baleen whales communicate with each other across the expanse of the ...

Whales sing more when they have a proximity to food, according to a new study by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Photo from Chinh le Duc, UnSplash Baleen whales sing more when there ...

Each year, during summer and fall, large groups of baleen whales ... time for whales to fatten up, and a new study suggests some whale species announce an abundance of food with songs — but ...