They say an elephant never forgets, but that maxim could also apply to humpback whales — or at least it could have. A new study revealed that warming ocean temperatures are hindering the ...

Below the frozen waters of Antarctica, there is a silent crisis brewing one that has the potential to radiate throughout the ...

Indeed, scientists have determined that the slaughter of baleen whales in the Southern Ocean caused a long-term decline in primary production, which, in turn, caused the krill population to plummet to ...

They then push out the ocean water, while the krill stay trapped inside ... letting the bird escape. If the whale in the video had accidentally swallowed a dolphin, it likely would have spit ...

Trees, plants and tiny plankton in the ocean all convert ... of climate change on whales’ health — everything from rapidly melting sea ice to dwindling populations of krill, their food.

Krill is so fundamental to the Southern Ocean ecosystem that the impacts will not be confined to whales but also to seals, seabirds and penguins, and to fisheries productivity. • “Frontal zones” are ...

Whales are always on the move, so they have to eat a lot to keep them going. Fortunately, the ocean offers a range of dining options ... But despite their enormous size, blue whales feed almost ...