Mr Adrian Simancas was paddling off the Patagonian city of Punta Arenas on Feb 8 when the giant baleen surged out of the water and swallowed him and his yellow kayak whole. Five seconds later, a ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales ...

“Given this, I find Mr Sugita committed an unlawful act,” the tribunal adjudicator said. “The issue in this case is whether Mr Sugita did so intentionally – that is whether he exceeded the ...