Nigella Hillgarth, the head of the aquarium, said blue whales, the world's largest mammals at 100 feet, are twice as long as the gray whales usually seen near land in San Diego.

SAN DIEGO — Blue whales are getting up close and personal along San Diego’s coast, and a whale watching company captured the rare sighting. FOX 5 spoke with the man who took the video.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Blue whales are currently being spotted along San Diego’s coast, according to local experts, and now is the best time to catch a glimpse of the rare animal.

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A local whale watcher captured a rare sight off the coast of San Diego this week. A blue whale and its calf were captured on drone video by photographer Domenic Biagini ...

KSWB - San Diego Now is the best time to spot blue whales off the San Diego coast KSWB - San Diego Fri, May 24, 2024, 6:25 PM PDT ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Drone footage recently captured a rare sighting of a blue whale off San Diego's coastline, as it swims right up to a small boat.

Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever lived on Earth, with some mature adults reaching 100 feet and tipping the scales up to 200 tons. Video courtesy of San Diego Whale Watch.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego whale watchers just returned from a trip of a lifetime. Right off the coast of Mission Bay, more than 100 Blue whales were spotted. The tour boat company, Gone Whale ...

Blue whales were swimming off San Diego’s coastline earlier this year and closer to shore, an atypical pattern that has allowed marine researchers to study the world’s largest animal up close.

SAN DIEGO (KABC) -- An amazing moment was a caught on video by a drone off the coast of San Diego when a blue whale appeared. The video shows a blue whale approaching a boat, dwarfing it in size.

Blue whales were abundant in the oceans worldwide until around 1900. From the late 1800s through the mid-20th century, they were hunted to near extinction.