A sperm whale washed ashore on Cuttyhunk Island off Cape Cod Sunday, the International Fund for Animal Welfare said in a statement. The most recent whale discovery is part of a series of whale ...

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 ...

UK trade in ivory from hippos, narwhals, orcas and sperm whales has been banned as part of conservation efforts, the Government has said. The Ivory Act, introduced to protect elephants ...

In Mauritius, a discovery off the coast is changing what we know about sperm whales. After more than a decade of observation, researchers have forged special bonds with these gentle giants who are ...

Read more about sperm whales: http://j.mp/sOSais Watch underwater footage of the mammal and hear its strange clicking sounds that are crucial to their survival What ...

A wildlife charity has said the number of whale sightings off the Cornish coast has "gone through the roof" in the last few years. Bex Allen from Cornwall Wildlife Trust, said monthly surveys show ...

A new study reveals that whale song and human languages share features that make them easier to learn. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known for their complex songs. New research ...

DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver. Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ashore near ...

Though sperm whales have survived the enormous pressures of the darkest depths for millions of years, today there’s one thing they cannot survive: the human activity that has been affecting their ...

Baleen whales, known for their filter-feeding systems, differ from their toothed relatives in behavior and survival strategies. Unlike dolphins or sperm whales, which often live in large, social pods, ...

As explained by SciTechDaily, researchers Héctor Pérez-Puig and Alejandro Arias Del Razo conducted a study for the journal PeerJ Life and Environment that examined the significant departure of sperm ...