whales

Scientists have finally figured out how whales are able to 'sing' underwater

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We’ve long known that baleen whales sing underwater and that males sing in tropical waters to attract females for mating. What we haven’t known is how they’re able to do it. When humans make sound underwater, we expel air over through our vocal chords and the air we release rises to the surface as bubbles. … Read more

Trump, Who’s Definitely Not Cognitively Impaired, Seemed To Blame Jeb Bush For The Iraq War (And Said Windmills Are Killing Whales)

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Getty Image Donald Trump and his cronies have made a meal out of criticizing Joe Biden’s supposed cognitive decline. But what if it’s mere projection? What if Trump — who is a mere three years younger than his also very old presidential successor — is the one whose brain is mush? The other week Trump … Read more

‘Debate me, boats’: A Photoshopped image of an orca with a microphone gives killer whales a new voice

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For the past few weeks, several stories about orcas attacking and sinking several yachts owned by some of the richest people in the world went viral. They captivated the internet’s attention, with much of it taking the orcas’ side. But with the orca attacks continuing, a perfect storm of events led to the orca memes … Read more

This Is How Big Blue Whales Really Are

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Most people know that blue whales are BIG, but did you know they’re the biggest animals on Earth? Blue whales can reach a length of 108 feet. That’s six times the height of a giraffe, FYI. And they can weigh as much as 200 tons…yeah, that’s ENORMOUS. Photo Credit: Pixabay As you can imagine, the … Read more

Whales evolved from wolves?! Fascinating video explains how the two are related.

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I think it’s pretty safe to say that when it comes to evolution, most people typically picture aquatic life forms sprouting legs then coming onto land … not the other way around. Shockingly enough, a creature almost synonymous with the sea didn’t actually begin that way. And boy, is it a whale of a tale. … Read more

'Whale nerd' zoologist says 'mind completely blown' filming 1,000 fin whales in one spot

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Conor Ryan has seen his fair share of whales, and his Twitter handle—@whale_nerd—isn’t just a cutesy nickname. Ryan was just 14-years-old when he published his first peer-reviewed scientific paper on killer whales with his best friend, Peter Wilson, in 2001. As a wildlife photographer, a zoologist specializing in marine biology and an expert in baleen … Read more