Blue whale babies are no small matter either. A newborn calf is about 7–8 metres long at birth and already weighs close to 4,000 kilograms. They grow fast, gaining nearly 90 kilos a day, just ...

There are over 90 whale species. Some of the most famous whale species are humpback whales, sperm whales, blue whales and narwhals. Despite their name, killer whales — or orcas — are not whales.

Some kids in Catoosa got to try their hand at catching some fish Saturday at the Blue Whale Fishing Derby. This is the first year for the event since the pandemic.

THIS IS MS. BLUE. SHE'S A GIANT, 87-FOOT-LONG, BLUE WHALE SKELETON AT THE SEYMOUR MARINE DISCOVERY CENTER IN SANTA CRUZ. "MISS BLUE IS ICONIC BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL, SHE'S BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR ...

However, blue and fin whales, which are larger than humpback whales, did not exhibit the same positive trend. The two species are more specialized in foraging for krill.