AZ Animals

Think Whales Were Always Ocean Giants? The Land Mammal Myth That Changes Everything

Whale ancestors were terrestrial mammals that walked on four legs. This bone structure that helped them walk eventually ...
PBS

Scientists have discovered an ancient whale species. It may have looked like a mash-up of ‘a seal and a Pokémon’

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Before Whales Took to the Sea, These Ten Species Walked on Land

The creatures, which ranged in size from that of a fox to more than 50 feet long, divided their time between the coast and the water Riley Black - Science Correspondent The first whales were ...
Discover Wildlife

It's sleek, black, incredibly beautiful and very fast – and is known as the 'cheetah of the deep sea' despite weighing over a tonne

Learn all about the unmistakable pilot whale, from their diet and size to life in the pod and why, sadly, they're prone to ...