Only two births of a blue whale have ever been recorded. Mother and calf pairs are also sighted much more rarely than might be expected. The reason, new research suggests, has to do with where and ...

California State Parks spotted the 10.5-foot whale on early Valentine's Day morning and alerted the Marine Mammal Center.

A pygmy sperm whale washed up on the shore at Pismo State Beach on Valentine’s Day. It’s exciting for scientists because ...

The carcass of a pygmy sperm whale washed up on Pismo State Beach on Friday.About 20 researchers, staff, and volunteers from ...

A rare dwarf sperm whale mysteriously washed ashore in Australia, prompting an official investigation, according to news reports. Beachgoers in Adelaide — a city on the coast of South Australia — ...

A sperm whale’s tooth can weigh more than two pounds and they are illegally trafficked to be used as decorations and for ...

Scientists and artists from the University of Southampton came together for a night of talks and performances underneath giant sculptures of sperm whales ... research on "whale falls" – the ...

and sperm whale teeth and often depicted portraits of their loved ones, pictures of their ships, and patriotic imagery. Some artisans even carved domestic implements such as yarn winders ...

A sperm whale that died after stranding on the Isle of Harris in November 2019 had a 100kg "litter ball" in its stomach. Fishing nets, rope, packing straps, bags and plastic cups were among the ...

Pelagos and FORTH (Foundation for Research and Technology- Hellas), the project’s second scientific partner, collected data on sperm whale sightings and movements to have a better understanding of ...

A sperm whale washed ashore on Cuttyhunk Island off Cape Cod Sunday, the International Fund for Animal Welfare said in a statement. The most recent whale discovery is part of a series of whale ...

Marine scientists are investigating yet another whale death after the carcass of a sperm whale washed up on Cuttyhunk Island over the weekend, one of at least a half dozen to wash ashore in ...