Humpback whales are filter feeders and eat small fish and crustaceans, mostly krill. They herd and disorient their prey using several methods. In one, called “bubble-net feeding,” one whale ...

Learn about one of the ocean's most iconic and captivating creatures in the world, the humpback whale. Read more on the blog.

Scientists on the remote sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia are working to better understand the rich marine life that inhabits the region. This ...

But not all whales within each group eat exactly the same thing ... such as copepod crustaceans and small fish. Humpback and Bryde's whales also actively hunt for small schooling fish such as herring ...

A humpback whale cruised incognito ... In addition to small fish, their meals include krill, which are shrimp-like crustaceans they eat by straining water through bristly baleen plates made ...