Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...

You’d think such a massive creature would be an apex predator, but blue whales are actually gentle giants of the ocean. Let’s talk about twelve facts that make blue whales truly amazing. 1. Blue ...

“The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth.” The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the largest animal ever to have lived. While this ocean mammoth is dubbed “blue,” ...

State wildlife officials are flying the California coast this week, counting humpback and blue whales to determine whether the commercial Dungeness crab season can safely open on Jan. 1 or should be ...

The fish quite literally feast on the skin of the whales while riding along across the ocean Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously been published by ...