Because of the fin whales’ immense size, they almost never breach, which makes the rare photo accompanying this story all the more striking. Fin whales are the world’s second-largest whale species and ...

A paper in Genome Biology and Evolution discovers that the endangered Mediterranean fin whale is not completely isolated from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Read on to discover the 12-inch-thick throat muscles and a 90-second gulp that power its baleen-filter feeding. The biggest whale ...

Big whales have been making a splash off the South Bay in recent weeks, with the largest and second largest whale species hanging around to feed. Typically this time of year, it’s the predictable gray ...

The long-term analysis of blue whale and fin whale vocalisations in the eastern Fram Strait offers valuable insights into seasonal and annual patterns regarding these species’ occurrence in the region ...

Whaling in the 20th century destroyed 99% of the Eastern North Pacific fin whale breeding population. Because there is enough genetic diversity, current conservation measures should help the ...