The largest creature ever known to have existed is the Blue Whale. Its dimensions are impressive. But, perhaps even more notable, is the fact that this gigantic creature enjoys a diet...
Scientific Name: Eubalaena australisOther Names: Black Right Whale, Right Whale
Officially, there are three varieties of Right Whale. In addition to the Southern Right, the there is the Eubalaena japonica, also known...
This is the smallest of all of the baleen whales, and also the one about which the least is known. It is seldom seen, and even its blow is small, inconspicuous...
Scientific Name: Balaenoptera borealisOther Names: Japan Finner, Pollack Whale, Rudolphi’s Rorqual, Coalfish Whale, Sardine Whale
The Sei Whale is not as well known as other rorquals, despite the fact that is favours...
Scientific Name: Balaenoptera acutorostrataOther Names: Little Finner, Pikehead, Little Piked Whale, Pike Whale, Lesser Rorqual, Lesser Finback, Sharp-headed Finner
This is the smallest of all the rorquals (which are, by nature, large...
Scientific Name: Megaptera novaeangliaeOther Names: Hump-backed Whale
Known as the most playful and energetic of all of the large whales, the Humpback Whale is often seen as it breaches, spyhops and lobtails...
