In the 20th century, whalers killed roughly 2 million large whales in the Southern Ocean. Some populations, like the Antarctic blue whale, were reduced by more than 99% and have been struggling to ...

Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most ...

Amongst other places, the blue whale is native to the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica. The massive whale is slightly longer than three London double decker buses parked in a line ...

Once four-legged land animals, whales evolved from ancestors Pakicetus, which lived along ancient Pakistani shores ...

A team of scientists set out on the research ship Falkor (too) in February for a 35-day expedition off the South Sandwich ...

After completing 34 unforgettable voyages across the White Continent, Silversea looks ahead to the debut of a 150-room luxury ...

Antarctic krill are one of the most abundant ... Fin whales – the second largest baleen whale after the blue whale, had been hunted to near extinction. Now they are growing in number, returning ...

marine mammals in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic were extensively hunted, pushing fur seals, elephant seals, humpback whales, and blue whales to the brink of extinction. However, recent decades ...

In a study of blue whales in Antarctica, scientists determined that iron concentration in blue whale feces is 10 million times that of Antarctic seawater. As iron is a limiting micronutrient in the ...

10. Portland: Cape Bridgewater, Portland Harbour and Portland Whale Viewing Platform are the top spots in Portland for ...