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Vaquita. Photo Thomas Jefferson

Scientific Committee gives first ever official species extinction warning

Photo: Thomas Jefferson We have welcomed the urgent call by experts to protect the vaquita...
blue whale

Whale fossil from Peru may have been heavier than blue whale

Scientists examining the bones of a 39 million-year-old ancient whale have concluded that it may...
Humpback whale © Christopher Swann

Humpback whales breach in synchronisation

Humpback whales are renowned for their incredible acrobatic displays, but a family in the USA...
Long-finned pilot whale

Unusual activity witnessed before pilot whale stranding

Just days after a pod of long-finned pilot whales stranded on an island in the...

Blue whale filmed in UK waters

A blue whale has been captured on film for what is thought to be the first time ever in English waters. 

The sighting occurred around 400km off the coast of Cornwall on the 24th August. The huge whale was spotted over a deep-sea canyon on the northern margin of the Bay of Biscay by Prof Russell Wynn, a marine scientist and part of a research team aboard the UK vessel, RRS James Cook.

The blue whale is one of the largest creatures ever to have existed on earth and can grow to a length of around 29 metres. These ocean giants were targeted by whale hunters in the past and their populations remain small. As a result, hunting blue whales has been banned since 1966, but blue whale meat occasionally shows up in Japanese markets.

 Find out more and listen to blue whale calls here or have a look at our animated life-size blue whale.

Photo © Andrew Sutton