"As the environment changes, so too does the delicate balance." New study reveals disturbing reason for departure of apex ...

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

Green Anaconda – One of the largest snakes in the world, this giant constrictor can swallow large prey, including deer and caimans, and could theoretically consume a human. Nile Crocodile – These ...

The sperm whale is the world's largest predator and dives deeper than any other mammal - up to depths of over 2,000m. Its call reaches 220 decibels, the loudest made by any creature on Earth ...

Whale, you’ll never believe what makes certain perfumes and colognes smell so good. A rare, waxy material called ambergris — known as “floating gold,” it’s something of a treasure in the fragrance ...

Modern oceans, for comparison, max out at trophic level five or six, represented by apex predators like orcas, sperm whales, and great white sharks.

The sperm whale is the largest toothed predator on the planet and the master of the open ocean. The aim of the Blue Planet II team was to capture an intimate family portrait of sperm whales ...

Brian Skerry dives to photograph some of the most elusive animals in the ocean, sometimes on just one breath. Brian Skerry gets a rare opportunity to photograph a social gathering of six sperm ...

Toothed whales have teeth instead of the keratinous baleen that blue whales and others use to feed on tiny animals, such as ...