It is the only living member of genus Physeter, and one of three extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia. Mature males ...

A dead pygmy sperm whale washed up on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula last week, and one conservationist says the creature ...

The whale showed evidence of infectious disease, Doshkov said. The Outer Banks strandings came days after the deaths of two ...

To find food in the dark, deep-diving whales, like sperm whales, pygmy sperm whales and goose-beaked whales, send out clicks and buzzes from a vocal cord-like structure near their blowholes. These ...

There is very little information available about pygmy sperm whales. Per the Society for Marine Mammalogy, the whales are not often sighted at sea, and most of what is known about them is derived ...

COROLLA — A “very emaciated” pygmy sperm whale that washed up on an Outer Banks beach had to be euthanized Wednesday afternoon. The whale was stranded in the Ocean Hill neighborhood in the late ...

The animal, which the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society said could be a pygmy sperm whale or a dwarf sperm whale, was tracked down in waters off Southern district after it was first spotted ...

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. - Authorities said a sick and injured pygmy sperm whale that washed ashore in Daytona Beach Shores on Monday has died. The whale was discovered along a stretch of beach ...

The presence of female sperm whales has become more frequent off the coast of Ireland, which could be linked to climate change, according to a new study. The study on female, juvenile and calf ...