The mouth of the whale also balloons to massive proportions, capable of increasing its size by up to 162 percent. The research team, however, noted that the whale's nerve fibers do not stretch ...

Fin whales are the second-largest whale species, smaller only than blue whales. Fast swimmers that can eat two tons of food a day, they grow up to 85 feet long, weigh 40 to 80 tons and live for 80 ...

To find out, she and her colleagues examined the bodies of 19 fin whales. “When we had the mouth open in this fin whale, we saw there was this massive chunk of tissue at the back of the mouth ...

When rorqual whales feed, they lunge through the water with mouths open wide, taking in vast patches of their tiny prey suspended in a volume of water as big as their massive bodies in one giant gulp.

You see, the organ in the whale’s mouth turned out to be, biomechanically speaking, a twelve-foot-long penis. Penises–in humans, whales, and other mammals–are made of a distinctively sponge ...

Fin whales are also “known for their speed and elusiveness,” the group said. They typically travel in deep “open seas away from the ... an 842-square-mile protected area in the mouth of ...

Fin whales are also “known for their speed and elusiveness,” the group said. They typically travel in deep “open seas away from the coast ,” making them difficult to track, according to NOAA.

Fin whales are also “known for their speed and elusiveness,” the group said. They typically travel in deep “open seas away from the coast ,” making them difficult to track, according to NOAA.

Fin whales are also “known for their speed and elusiveness,” the group said. They typically travel in deep “open seas away from the coast ,” making them difficult to track, according to NOAA.