Bowhead whales are the ultimate Arctic socialites, often seen in groups (called pods) which can range from a few individuals to larger gatherings of up to 50 whales during migration or feeding.

The bowhead whale skeleton on display was collected off the coast of ... Pests can also colonise the dust and start to call it home, as some organisms will feed off the dust itself. Getting up close ...

Bowheads have the longest baleen (filter-feeding system) of any baleen whale, up to 13 feet long. They use their baleen to filter plankton from the water ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

Yugu Alfred Ningeok is the son of a whaling captain and a member of an Inupiat whaling crew. An umiak, or skin boat, carries a small team in pursuit of a whale. Hear more about camping on sea ice ...

Shea's project – "Bowhead Whale Migration Amid Changing Circulation Patterns in the Beaufort Gyre" – studied how a changing Arctic Ocean current coincided with whale migration patterns.