Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...

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 ...

The exhausted whale was finally freed on Friday afternoon, with rescuers continuing to monitor its movements. A member of the public first spotted the distressed whale at around 8.30am on Thursday and ...

The tooth and its small reliquary were removed from display at the Art Institute in June, sent on loan to the Getty Center in Los Angeles for an exhibition and recently returned to public viewing ...

A sperm whale that died after stranding on the Isle of Harris in November 2019 had a 100kg "litter ball" in its stomach. Fishing nets, rope, packing straps, bags and plastic cups were among the ...

SAvE Whales stands for “System for the Avoidance of ship strikes with Endangered Whales” and serves as an autonomous alert system that transmits real-time, accurate information on the presence and ...

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 ...

said sperm whales — the largest of the toothed whales, which are listed as endangered by both the state and federal governments — "typically stay in deep water environments, unlike other large ...

UK trade in ivory from hippos, narwhals, orcas and sperm whales has been banned as part ... People breaking the rules by trading in ivory – found in teeth and tusks – from the species could ...

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 ...

A mother sperm whale and her calf off the coast of Mauritius. The calf has remoras attached to its body. Gabriel Barathieu, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org ...

A man from Cornwall captured footage of a whale leaping from the sea off the coast of Cornwall in an incredible display. The mighty animal was filmed breaching the water several times as it ...