A 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten, frozen in the Siberian permafrost, offers unprecedented insights into these Ice Age predators.

Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most recent ...

Scientists have discovered a pristine fossil of a mummified saber-toothed kitten that had been frozen in the Russian tundra ...

A newly discovered dolphin species from 22 million years ago shows evidence of early echolocation, akin to modern dolphins' ...

By Tural Heybatov On Monday morning, an unusual demonstration took place on the Baku Boulevard: a baby sperm whale was “displayed” in the middle of the promenade. This attracted attention and even ...

Killer whales and other toothed whales feed on species that are higher in the food web, and/or in coastal environments. The researchers found that these whales had higher contaminant levels than ...

The representatives of this species possessed unique auditory abilities. Romaleodelphis pollerspoecki is one of the oldest ...

Killer whales off Canada's Atlantic coast continue to be contaminated with dangerously high levels of toxic chemicals that ...

German researchers have now identified the dolphin as a previously unknown species and genus and named it "Romaleodelphis ...

A mysterious clicking sound detected thousands of feet below the surface of the Pacific ocean has revealed fascinating insights into the population of a giant, endangered animal.

In the wild, several types of whales have been spotted sleeping horizontally, close to the surface. But sperm whales seem to ...

It is also a recognised world leader in marine mammal protection. Almost half the world’s whale species are found in New Zealand waters, thanks to its food-rich seas. It is also along the migratory ...