By Johnny Diaz A South Carolina man pleaded guilty on Thursday to importing sperm whale teeth and bones from four countries and selling them in the United States, federal prosecutors said.

Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales in the world, reaching 45 tons and living for decades. Their populations were imperiled by historic whaling practices and they are still considered rare ...

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.

A South Carolina man pleaded guilty to importing and selling sperm whale teeth and bones, a violation of federal wildlife laws, the Justice Department announced. Lauren H. DeLoach, 69, of Saint ...

At the center of the case: dozens of shipments containing whale teeth and bones — smuggled into the U.S. from countries like Australia, Latvia, Norway, and Ukraine. Court documents say DeLoach ...

The sheer size of its teeth—some measuring over a foot long—immediately set Livyatan apart from any known whale, past or present. Unlike the toothless filter-feeders we see today, this whale ...

"They threw all the teeth and bones and skin overboard after they'd taken all the blubber off, and for some reason Bob saw the ivory teeth and ... Reid's passion for using whale teeth for his ...