According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they almost exclusively eat krill, which they strain out of huge water gulps through baleen plates. Humpback whales are filter ...

Humpback whale populations have been increasing throughout many of their ranges since a final moratorium on commercial whaling was established in 1985 by the International Whaling Commission, NOAA ...

Marine life researchers hope samples taken from a young humpback whale whose body washed ashore at Rexhame Beach in Marshfield on Thursday will offer more information into her cause of death.

KITTY HAWK, N.C. — Following the discovery of a humpback whale that washed ashore Friday in Kitty Hawk, experts are noting a concerning trend seen among the species. Since 2017, humpback whales ...

Humpback whales, which can weigh up to 40 tons and live ... which are shrimp-like crustaceans they eat by straining water through bristly baleen plates made of keratin that act like a sieve.