MIAMI — Marine biologists are working to determine why a young sperm whale became stranded on a Miami beach Tuesday morning. According to NOAA, the whale was still alive when it washed ashore but had ...

It is believed the sperm whale that died off the coast of Skye was the same one freed last week ...

Pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) are among the ocean's most enigmatic inhabitants—rarely seen and largely unstudied. They live far offshore in small groups, diving in search of squid and fish.

Connecticut’s choice of the sperm whale as its official state animal might seem surprising. After all, this massive marine mammal is more often associated with the open oceans than the quiet harbors ...

The beached whale that washed up Saturday evening on Hilton Head Island was buried Monday. A crew of 25 performed a necropsy to probe deeper into what was troubling the young creature. Li Khan The ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC/Gray News) – Beachgoers in Georgia found themselves in shock after a sperm whale beached itself on the shore of Hilton Head Island Sunday. The whale was still alive as beachgoers ...

The ban improved human-sperm whale relations but made the study of whales more difficult. Whaling gave scientists access to otherwise inaccessible subjects, but yielded reports that tended to ...

A pygmy sperm whale was attacked by a pod of orcas off the coast of Madeira. Orcas preying on marine mammals are rarely seen in the region. Camila Dávila Pardo/ Blue Safari Madeira As the whale ...