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

The exodus of sperm whales from Mexico’s Gulf of California in response to jumbo squid population declines may be indicative ...

Sperm whale seasonality aligns with the latitude of the North Pacific Transition Zone (NPTZ). The NPTZ forms where cool ...

A PeerJ study has revealed a significant departure of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) from the central portion of the ...

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 ...

Researchers have uncovered a significant migration of sperm whales away from the Gulf of California, correlating with the ...

The adult female sperm whale was found dead on a beach in north Wales A dead whale found washed up on a beach in north Wales was an adult female, experts have said. Abersoch Coastguard Rescue Team ...

The longest ever recorded dive by a whale was made by a Cuvier's beaked whale. It lasted 222 minutes and broke the record for diving mammals. Other whales can also hold their breath for a very long ...

Authorities said a sick and injured pygmy sperm whale that washed ashore in Daytona Beach Shores on Monday has died.

The study on female, juvenile and calf sperm whale records from Ireland examines the apparent increasing frequency of female sperm whale strandings here. The research found the current trend of ...

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 ...

"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 ...