While Moore and the whale stayed together for some time, the photographs of the eye were actually captured the following day. “After missing the opportunity to capture her eye on our first ...

The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

The month’s sharpest science shots — selected by Nature ’s photo team.

It would be easy to assume that the bigger an animal’s eyes, the better they must work. However, a new study, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, has revealed ...

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 ...

This Canadian kayak tour lets travelers go whale-watching at eye level. A sea kayaking journey through the Johnstone Strait offers eye-to-eye encounters with orcas, humpbacks and sea lions.