We actually found that these animals are here quite a bit more often than we had realized,” says Will Oestreich, a researcher ...

The whale's severe injury was apparent in footage captured shortly after the incident An endangered sperm whale - nicknamed Julio by scientists - has been killed in a collision with a vessel in ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world’s first marine protected area for one of earth’s largest animals: the endangered sperm whale.

"Our findings provide new insight into sperm whale behavior and, by extension, seasonality in the deep sea, which can help inform protections for this endangered marine mammal and the ecosystems ...

Sperm whales have the largest known brain of any modern or extinct animal - weighing on average nearly 8kg! Scientists used underwater microphones and drones in the Pacific Ocean to take a closer ...

The area is a key nursing and feeding ground for the endangered mammals. "The 200 or so sperm whales that call our sea home are prized citizens of Dominica," Mr Skerrit said. "Their ancestors ...

SYDNEY, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Five sperm whales have died after becoming stranded on an island off Australia's south coast. The whales were found on a beach on the northwest coast of Flinders Island ...

Five sperm whales found stranded on Marshall Bay Beach on Flinders Island have all died, officials have confirmed, despite efforts to save two overnight. Whale strandings are not uncommon in ...

The exodus of sperm whales from Mexico’s Gulf of California in response to jumbo squid population declines may be indicative of broader ecosystem instability, a new study has found. As apex ...