published in the journal Gene titled "Into the Blue: Exploring genetic mechanisms behind the evolution of baleen whales," explores the key genetic adaptations of these diverse whale species around ...

To study lunge-feeding behaviour blue whales are tagged with cameras ... that are not seen in any other animal on earth. These adaptations for lunge feeding include incredibly large jaws and ...

The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. Blue whales are largest of all baleen whales and are found worldwide. They have a long slender body with a proportionally ...

Feeding while migrating is thought to be essential for a streamlined species like the pygmy blue whale that has less capacity to store fat and needs to feed to fuel its migrations. "Supplemental ...

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species.

These tend to be the whale species that flee in the face of attack. These deep singers in the "flight" club include blue, fin ... is shedding new insights into adaptations of baleen whales.