Researchers have made progress in understanding the communication patterns of sperm whales around Dominica, suggesting that these majestic marine mammals might be using a "phonetic alphabet" to ...

Sperm whales have a lot to say. The animals spend much of their lives in darkness, searching the ocean's depths for giant squid. So sound rules their world, especially in their tight-knit family ...

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 Hilton Head ...

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? What happened ...

STUART — Fishery managers are trying to find a sperm whale that reportedly came within 100 feet of Bathtub Beach early Wednesday. A sea turtle nest monitor reported seeing the whale shortly after ...

Where it lives: Tropical and temperate waters around the world. What it eats: Deep-sea squid, octopuses, crustaceans and fish. Dwarf sperm whales have an unusual way to protect themselves if they come ...

A female sperm whale has died on Northland’s Ripiro Beach, prompting iwi to declare a five-day rāhui (prohibition) on fishing ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — In a rare and exciting encounter for local whale watchers, a pair of sperm whales was spotted off the coast of San Diego earlier this week, drawing attention from marine ...

A sperm whale, the world’s largest-toothed animal, showed up just 11 miles outside of the Long Beach Harbor this week, hanging out in 900 feet of water on Tuesday, April 9. “It was amazing,” said ...