While whales do need fresh water, they actually don’t need a huge amount, considering their size. This is largely because, in ...

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Bernardo Quieroz, a manager at the Mercedes-Benz Oceanic Lounge, which led the tour, suspected it might be orcas. While filming the boat, he noticed three of the marine mammals swimming alongside the ...

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 ...

However, size alone doesn't make sperm whales immune to becoming prey themselves. Their main foes are killer whales, while ...

A sailing couple survived 66 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean after whales sank their yacht, living on raw fish and hand-pumped seawater.

Humpback whales seem to be lingering longer than before off Ventura. December also typically marks the start of gray whale sightings locally. Whale watching boats report humpback whales have started ...

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Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. If you’re of a certain generation, you might be able to trace your affinity for orcas to ...

Want to experience this story in a different medium? Check out the related documentary or Science Quickly podcast episode. Like many people who visit San Juan Island, I came here for the orcas. This ...