Second only in size to the blue whale, seeing a fin whale surface from the ocean's depths can leave you spellbound!

Galway PhD student Seán O’Callaghan develops a novel method for identifying sperm whales using aerial photographs.

The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. Blue whales are largest of all baleen whales and are found worldwide. They have a long slender body with a proportionally ...

In terms of shape, Prince said blue whales aren’t too different from fin whales, which are commonly spotted in Newfoundland. The biggest difference is their dorsal fin, which for blue whales is ...