Have you ever imagined how magnificent it would be if you find yourself paddling above the water and you witness a glorious blue whale swimming right beside you? It would be a spectacular sight, but ...

“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,” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fossil records make one evolutionary pattern especially ...

Whale watching season has begun off the coast of San Diego, and in at least one case, it's had an unforgettable beginning. San Diego Whale Watch said it recently spotted its first blue whale of the ...

It was something they never expected to see: the largest mammal in the world swimming off the coast of New Jersey. Last weekend, about 50 passengers and crew aboard the Cape May Whale Watch and ...