Off the Caribbean island of Dominica, Cecilia Vega dove into efforts to create a preserve to protect sperm whales and ...

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A female pygmy sperm whale found beached on the rocks in central Florida has been euthanized. Florida Today reports that biologists had to kill the marine mammal on ...

Pygmy Right Whales are elusive and often mistaken for sharks due to their streamlined, torpedo-like bodies, small triangular pectoral fins, and impressive ability to hold their breath for extended ...

EMERALD ISLE — A necropsy is planned on a pygmy sperm whale calf that stranded alive but died on the beach in Emerald Isle last Wednesday.

In a paper by Ross et al. (1975) it was suggested that there may be an inshore movement of pygmy right whale juveniles in spring and summer along the Southern African coast, which may constitute ...

The pygmy whale in question was thought to be around 18 meters long (59 feet) and was hunted and killed by a pod of more than 60 orcas including juveniles (you can even spot the very young which ...

A pod of more than 60 orcas, better known as killer whales, have been spotted attacking and killing an 18-metre-long pygmy blue whale off Western Australia's coast, in what is being described as ...

Whale watchers caught a glimpse of what they believed was an albino pygmy killer whale while out swimming with its pod off the Hawaiian coast on March 28. Travis Woo, who is a safety swimmer for a ...

A pygmy sperm whale washed up on Pismo State Beach in Feb. 2025. Researchers are investigating a pygmy sperm whale that recently washed up on Pismo Beach– a rare sight on the California coast.

Researchers are conducting testing on a pygmy sperm whale that washed ashore in Pismo Beach last week. Officials with The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC) say it’s rare for these types of whales to ...

Pygmy killer whales typically inhabit tropical and subtropical waters at depths between 500 and 2,000 meters. The species is characterized by its dark gray to black coloring with lighter gray sides ...