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 — ...

The sperm whale on Cuttyhunk Island was a female measuring 32 feet long and weighing about 11 tons, Hedman said.

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

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 ...

Migrating and local animals converge in the Atlantic Ocean off of South Carolina this time of year. Here’s what’s out beneath ...

A system called "SAvE Whales," developed in Greece and tested in the Greek seas, aims to minimize the threat of ship strikes ...

Discover the fascinating world of ambergris, a rare and valuable substance produced by sperm whales, prized in the perfume ...

But these are special occasion words, sprinkled sparingly into writing and conversation. The words in heaviest rotation are ...

Cantor and Whitehead used an underwater microphone to listen to the sperm whales' clicking sounds, and located differing codas. “Our findings show that biased social learning is a required ...

A three metre dead whale, believed to be a pygmy sperm whale, has washed up on a popular western suburbs beach.

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

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 ...