Regarded as some of the largest animals in our oceans, which creature is bigger: the giant squid vs blue whale? While blue ...

A giant whale that lived almost 40 million years ago is now thought to be the heaviest animal that has ever lived, scientists said Wednesday. The Perucetus colossus — meaning the colossal whale from ...

19 1/2-foot, 103-pound specimen may provide clues to protect endangered whales Looking something like an alien being from the movie "Independence Day," the 19 1/2-foot-long, 103-pound giant squid ...

The blue whale is not only currently the biggest animal on Earth, but scientists long thought that it might be the largest animal to have ever lived. Now fossils unearthed in Peru suggest a giant ...

A whole new definition of thick. It’s hard to deny that whales are some of the most charismatic megafauna on our planet. The blue whale, specifically, with its massive size, friendly demeanor, and ...

A humpback, a gray whale, a sperm whale fighting a squid and an orca have come to life on the newly re-created Whale Walk at Doheny State Beach. On Saturday, March 9, Jim Serpa, a former supervising ...

A newly described species of marine reptile could be the largest to ever swim the world’s oceans. The “giant fish lizard” lived more than 200 million years ago, and may give the blue whale a run for ...

NATURE BRIEFING 03 August 2023 Daily briefing: Giant ancient whale could be heavier than blue whale Perucetus colossus, an ancient whale that lived 38 million years ago, is a new contender for the ...

The blue whale has long held the title of largest animal of all time, an ocean giant reaching more than 100 feet in length and weighing more than 200 tons. But now, paleontologists have uncovered an ...

What fishermen thought was a rarely-seen sea creature on Tuesday turned out to be a badly-decomposed cetacean. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration received reports Tuesday night from ...

Researchers estimate that blue whales may each consume up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day during their main feeding season as they chow down on plastic-filled prey. When you purchase ...