Antarctic freeze paved the way for baleen whales
18 April 2013
When Antarctica froze over it transformed the ecosystems in the surrounding oceans, and may even have driven the evolution of baleen whales
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Found 33 results for baleen whale
Blue whale feeding methods are ultra-efficient
9 December 2010
The largest animal that has ever lived may also be the most efficient, as its method of filter-feeding takes in 90 times as much energy as it uses up
Tune in to the live whale song network
8 October 2010
A new website lets you listen live to a network of underwater listening stations around Europe and Canada
How does a bowhead whale smell? Quite well, actually
22 July 2010
Bowhead whale brains have a fully developed olfactory system, questioning assumptions that the largest animals on Earth have a lousy sense of smell
Right whales yell over the ocean din
6 July 2010
To cope with the blitzing level of noise in today's oceans, North Atlantic right whales are learning to shout
Ancient monster whale more fearsome than Moby Dick
30 June 2010
A colossal whale with a killer bite may have ruled the oceans alongside a giant shark – and preyed on other whales
Whale poop is vital to ocean's carbon cycle
22 April 2010
Protecting endangered baleen whales in the Southern Ocean could help restore its carbon storage capacity
Early whales got the bends
8 May 2008
Several different whale fossils show signs of decompression syndrome – the finding could revise the evolutionary history of deep diving
The sharp-toothed past of filter-feeding whales
15 August 2006
Baleen whales are huge and harmless filter-feeders, but 25 million years ago a very different baleen specimen terrorised the seas off Australia
Commercial whaling suited killer whales
28 July 2005
The end of commercial whaling may have forced scavenging killer whales to turn on smaller prey, such as otters and seals, new research suggests
