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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The sperm whale, scientifically known as Physeter macrocephalus, is not only the largest of the toothed whales but also holds the remarkable distinction of being the loudest animal on Earth. These ...

Just 26 days after a deceased humpback whale was discovered in Westport, Massachusetts, tragedy has struck again. On January 26, a sperm whale was found washed ashore on the rocky coastline of ...

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 ...

Scientists determined the cetacean was a 32-foot long female sperm whale, weighing about 22,000 pounds, said Stacey Hedman, a spokesperson for IFAW. “We were able to get transportation over and ...

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Research Reveals Whales Evolved in Three Rapid Phases, Their Ancestors Crawled Out of the Sea 400 Million Years Ago A recent research revealed a remarkable story of whale evolution—how these ...