Imagine a species with fewer individuals than seats on a school bus. Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself. That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of ...

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Some baleen whale species sing at frequencies below 100 hertz, making their calls undetectable to killer whales, which cannot hear such low frequencies. These ...

Some baleen whales, or whales that have plates in their mouths to help sieve out plankton, sing low-frequency songs to not only attract potential mates but also keep them safe from killer whale ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have “baleen” in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales ...

(Relevance: Various locations in the news hold significance, as the UPSC has previously asked questions about these places. In this context, it is important to understand the Gulf of Mexico and ...

The ocean is a world of sound. Beneath the surface, marine life relies on calls, clicks, and songs to navigate, communicate, and survive. For baleen whales, singing songs is essential, but it also ...

Whalers hunted right whales almost to extinction because of their extra-thick blubber, a valuable commodity. Whales, or cetaceans, are divided into two categories: baleen whales and toothed whales. As ...

Trump is planning to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America." Following his inauguration on Monday, Trump will reportedly issue an executive order renaming the gulf and also reverting ...