capturing extraordinarily detailed photographs of the whale’s eye. Tragically, four days later Sweet Girl was struck and killed by a fast-moving ship. After a long full-day tour, including ...

This blue whale skull is one of the largest in any collection on earth. Chris Gunn By the turn of the 20th century, the United States National Museum—now the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries ...

Local fisherman in China caught a massive whale shark and carted it through the streets before displaying it on a crane for inspection. Produced by Jason Gaines. Video courtesy of Associated Press ...