Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures ...

Humans have driven sharks and their cousins to the brink of extinction. The health of the entire ocean is at stake.

Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the ...

Whale Shark. Image by naushad mohamed via Unsplash. The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) holds the title of the largest fish in the sea, reaching lengths of up to 40 feet (12 meters) and weights ...

Two orcas jumping out of the water. Image by Robert Pittman, 640px-Killerwhales_jumping via Wikimedia Commons. Orcas are the only whale species known to successfully hunt and kill great white sharks, ...

Whale sharks also happen to be the largest fish in the world, typically measuring about 30 feet (9 m) long. According to the American Museum of Natural History, one of the biggest-ever whale ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the biggest fish on the planet, with some clocking in at 60 feet long. Now, for the first time, we might have some clues to how these endangered gentle giants mate.

Members of Māori tribe study a male spade-toothed whale ahead of a dissection at Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, near Dunedin, New Zealand, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024.

The adult male killer whale Moctezuma and five other killer whales (two adult females, two juveniles, one calf), in the vicinity of the juvenile whale shark, measuring around 6 meters.

Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and devouring their livers. By Jason Bittel Off Baja California in Mexico, a ...