A sperm whale that beached itself on Hilton Head Island will be euthanized with medicine from Florida, a veterinarian from ...

A 31-foot sperm whale at risk of death washed up on Hilton Head Island on Saturday evening, drawing a crowd of onlookers to ...

Sperm whales have extremely large heads that make up about one-third of their total body length, the NOAA said. There are usually between 20 and 26 large teeth on each side of the whale’s lower ...

Those in the Savannah area were part of a unique but tragic scene. A sperm whale was beached on the shore of Hilton Head Island over the weekend. Why did this happen and what do we know?

A woman wearing a Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network T-shirt pours water on the beached whale on May 4, 2025. Water and sheets were used to keep the whale cool and moist in the summer heat.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – A sperm whale has been euthanized after beaching itself on the coast of South Carolina over the weekend. The whale, which was believed to be a juvenile, grabbed attention ...

Li Khan The Island Packet The juvenile sperm whale that washed up on Hilton Head Island Saturday evening has been laid to rest 10 feet under the sand. A crew of roughly 25 performed a necropsy on ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — Marine scientists are working to determine what caused a juvenile sperm whale to beach itself May 3 though starvation is the leading theory. The whale met its end on a ...

A sperm whale that beached itself on a popular South Carolina resort island has been euthanized after veterinarians determined it was too sick to help HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- A sperm whale ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Experts are working to comfort a beached sperm whale in South Carolina as they wait for the appropriate euthanasia medication. The town of Hilton Head shared photos of ...