In the warm, cobalt waters just off the coast of Dominica—a mountainous Caribbean island often called the "Nature Island"—a rare and intimate encounter awaits. Here, nearly 200 sperm whales live ...

The whale was humanely euthanized due to its condition, officials said. When an emaciated dwarf sperm whale calf washed ashore on a Florida beach last month, officials brought the distressed mammal to ...

Two sperm whales, dubbed Kiwi and Guava, were spotted seven miles off the Dana Point coast on Tuesday, Sept. 16, a rare sighting of the deep-water dwellers. The sperm whales had been spotted off San ...

MONTEREY >> Hundreds of feet beneath the ocean’s surface, the planet’s largest-toothed predator hunts for prey, which could include a giant squid or even a shark. Since the deep ocean is dark, the ...

A PeerJ study has revealed a significant departure of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) from the central portion of the Gulf of California, is linked to the collapse of the jumbo squid (Dosidicus ...

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 ...

Project CETI is harnessing AI to understand the complex communication system of sperm whales. In a new study, the project's scientists used AI to decode thousands of sperm whale clicks. CETI founder ...

A 13-day survey conducted in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) found a large variety of marine life living in the region, including sperm whales, Risso’s dolphins, and common dolphins. The University ...

The whales quickly learned how to avoid humans. New research is shedding light on the social intelligence of marine mammals when under a threat of danger. Sperm whales, which were hunted heavily in ...

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 ...