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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

“Humpback whales eat small fish and krill, NOT seals. While they have very large mouths, their throats are roughly the size of a grapefruit, so they can't swallow something as large as a seal ...

A team of scientists from the SETI Institute and the University of California at Davis has documented, for the first time, ...

“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 ...

What are chances whale could create a viral moment like 2024 when two boaters were toppled into the water? Expert explains.

A team of scientists from the SETI Institute and the University of California at Davis documented, for the first time, ...