While adult fin whales usually reach around 70 feet in length, this whale was only 47 feet, and Mahoney suggested it might have been not a full adult. Looking at the scratches on its skin ...

Fin whales, the second-largest whale species, can grow up to 85 feet in length and weigh between 40 and 80 tons when fully mature, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail ... The carcass found over the weekend near Anchorage was 47 feet (14.3 meters) long — comparable to the width of a college basketball ...

The second-largest whale species after blue whales, fin whales are classified as endangered species, according to NOAA. A fully grown whale can reach up to 85 feet long and weigh between 40 and 80 ...

Crowds in Anchorage have braved freezing temperatures and slippery ice to see the hulking carcass of a rare fin whale ... when a high tide of more than 30 feet was expected to wash it away.

Some military planes, such as the Northrop B-2 Spirit, are designed without a tail fin because it makes them less visible to radar. Instead, they use flaps that create extra drag on just one side ...

Jennifer Garner enjoyed a movie date with her children, Fin and Samuel, during a relaxing outing in Santa Monica ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. The Alias actress, 52 — who has been filming ...

She doesn’t know fin whales well enough to say whether this one looked skinny, but pointed to rectangular scraps of skin and fat that had been carved out and were sitting on the ice a few feet away.

Journeyman quarterback John Wolford has found a new home with the Jacksonville Jaguars after being waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Wolford, a Super Bowl champion with the Rams, joins the ...

Fin whales are the second-largest whale species, according to NOAA Fisheries, and fully grown can reach up to 85 feet (25.9 meters) long and weigh between 40 tons and 80 tons. Strikes by ships ...