If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nearly all of Antarctica’s iconic wildlife, from penguins to seals and whales, depend on krill, tiny crustaceans that make up the base of the ...

By Bobby Bascomb Nearly all of Antarctica’s iconic wildlife, from penguins to seals and whales, depend on krill, tiny ...

There are five types of killer whale in Antarctica, but only three found in these waters, near the peninsula south of South ...

An expedition to study Antarctic krill and the baleen whales that feed upon them is underway in the Antarctic Peninsula. The project is funded by the UK Government through Darwin Plus. The team of ...

Humpback whales in Charlotte Bay exhibited a preference for larger krill, suggesting that they are selective foragers that optimize their feeding strategies based on prey characteristics[2].

Plastic pollution combined with ocean acidification hinders the development of Antarctic krill in the Southern ... may leave Antarctica’s whales, seals and penguins struggling to survive.

As climate change and commercial fishing threaten krill, the crustaceans that fuel Antarctica’s entire food web, scientists ...

Upwellings of cold deep currents, full of shrimp and krill create an underwater buffet for whales of all kinds. The opportunity to see any of these graceful giants has been the basis of the whale ...

In Juneau, North Pacific humpbacks and orcas are the two most common types of whales migrating through these calm waters. Humpbacks feed off krill and small baitfish, which Juneau's waters are ...