r/whales↗
Mysticeti and Odontoceti
News, images, videos, conservation, and information about **whales**. Our warm-blooded cousins in the sea!
105k subscribers134 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)108 authors / mosince 2010
r/whales has 105k members (+35% over the last 12 months). It gets about 134 posts a month from 108 people. Top topics: Humpback Whales, Whale Sightings & Strandings and Whale Encounters & Discoveries.
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Topics and brands on r/whales
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Humpback Whales11%
- Whale Sightings & Strandings5.9%
- Whale Encounters & Discoveries5.5%
- Endangered Whales4.9%
- Whale Encounters3.8%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- CBC
- ScienceDirect
- ResearchGate
- Nature
- Wiley
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