Family

Balaenopteridae

Every animal we cover from Balaenopteridae, and the articles about them.

2 animals4 articles

Animals: Balaenopteridae

Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus 3 articles

Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae 1 article

Predators & threats

Only killer whales are known to hunt blue whales; the first confirmed kills were off Australia in 2019 and 2021.…

Predators & threats

Killer whales are the only regular predators of humpback whales, and they go after calves. Sharks almost never kill a…

Anatomy & appearance

No one has published a reliable blue whale tongue length. Here's what scientists do know: the tongue turns inside out…

Comparisons

The biggest blue whales reach about 33 m (108 ft) and 150 tonnes. Here are sizes by region, the real…