Bowhead whales are remarkable for their immense size, reaching up to 60 feet in length and weighing as much as 100 tons, and their extraordinary lifespan of up to 200 years or more. There truly is no ...

In response to climate change, bowhead whales are changing their migratory patterns. That could put them at higher risk of ship strikes as sea-ice extent continues to decline and shipping traffic ...

Two bowhead whales surface in a small lead off Utqiaġvik in April 2012. (Photo by Kate Stafford) With ice declining, bowhead whales of the Pacific Arctic are staying longer in the waters up north.

Bowhead whales are large, baleen whales that can grow up to around 60 feet. They are one of the most long-lived species in the world, with some living up to 200 or older.

A population of bowhead whales living in the western Arctic has long followed the same migration patterns. But new research suggests that climate change and the subsequent melting of sea ice are ...

Bowhead whales may carry their babies for as long as 23 months, although more research is needed to confirm the finding. Share full article A bowhead whale and calf in the Canadian Arctic.

Bowhead whales, denizens of the Arctic Ocean, are revealed as exceptionally long-lived mammals, potentially reaching ages exceeding 200 years. Genetic ...

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Baleen whales come to feast on the bounty, and in 2010, two bowhead whales entered the bay to gorge. As the pair came within roughly 60 miles of one another, they were visually out of range but ...

Bowhead whales’ cells are whizzes at repairing damaged DNA, scientists report May 8 at bioRxiv.org. That ability means the animals might mend damage that could otherwise lead to cancer-causing ...

Bowhead whales are remarkable for their immense size, reaching up to 60 feet in length and weighing as much as 100 tons, and their extraordinary lifespan of up to 200 years or more. There truly is ...

Bowhead whales could end up abandoning parts of their historic ranges, leaving some tribes with no access to this traditional food and cultural resource. Having tribal involvement in whale ...