Scientists have spotted two humpback whales that made separate, record-breaking crossings between Australia and Brazil.

Tiny fiber-optic cables on seabed can do a lot more than you can imagine as researchers have found that these underwater ...

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The scientist outstretches his arm as he rushes toward the largest fish in the sea. He keeps a white-knuckle grip on his ...

But the folks at the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department had a better idea. They built a whole center just for watching ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just a blue whale's tongue weighs as much as an adult elephant. But what caused blue whales to grow to such an extraordinary size?

The Oklahoma Route 66 Association announced that Blaine Davis, the longtime caretaker of the Blue Whale of Catoosa and one of the association’s longest-serving board members, died on Wednesday. Davis ...

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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: First recorded in 1989, a whale has been vocalizing at 52 hertz—a much higher frequency than is typical for blue or fin whales—for decades.

CATOOSA, Okla. (KFOR) – It’s still quite a sight. The Blue Whale is 20 feet tall, 80 feet long, made from 126 sacks of concrete, and 15 tons of sand. She is also the incongruous mascot for this Route ...

CATOOSA, Okla. — The City of Catoosa celebrated the grand opening of the brand-new Blue Whale Visitor Center on Saturday. “What brings everybody out here today is just memories [and] families,” said ...