Even if a humpback whale were to become curious, its small throat would not allow the mammal to eat anything the size of a seal. “Humpback whales eat small fish and krill, NOT seals.

A humpback’s throat is roughly the size of ... it’s almost certainly an accident—in part because humans are not what whales eat. Known as baleen, these bristles are made of a strong yet ...

Some of the largest living animals on the planet eat the tiniest food. For humpback whales, it's krill – small shrimp-like animals floating in the ocean. Capturing enough krill can take a lot of ...

Humpback whales may be communicating with humans in a playful way, according to researchers who have been studying the marine ...

What’s particularly fascinating about this journey is that humpback whales largely stop eating during migration—a behavior that might seem counterintuitive for such large animals. So ...

Researchers believe that the behaviour of an aquatic species could lead to us understanding alien communication ...

“I’m guessing that this situation probably happens every once in a while just because there’s lots of other stuff that eat these fish too,” McKeen said. Video: Humpback whale spotted in ...

While only after little fish, this humpback whale's massive gaping maw is big ... At first, terrified, Adrian thought an orca was eating him. However, after he got free, he realized that the ...