For centuries, sailors whispered about sea monsters dragging ships beneath the waves. Today, we know those legends were ...

We are very lucky in Kaikōura to have a resident population of sperm whales that are here year round,” says Tania Ross, Marketing & Partnerships Manager at locally-owned adventure companies Wings Over ...

The historian Procopius described how a creature called Porphyrios terrified sixth-century sailors for 50 years. But what was ...

When it comes to holding your breath, the animal kingdom puts humans to shame. Some species have evolved extraordinary ...

Sperm whales are truly remarkable creatures, holding the title of the largest toothed whale and possessing the largest brains of any animal on Earth. To keep their massive brains healthy and ...

It’s going to be a whale of a time and fin-tastic fun! The Whaling Museum and Education Center, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor is welcoming a 45-foot-long inflatable sperm whale on Sunday, Sept. 28 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A spectacular sight near the shores of SoCal! Whale watchers aboard the Zodiac Safari vessel, part of the Captain Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari fleet, were treated to a rare visit from a ...

This story has been corrected for clarity; the finding of a beached whale was not part of this investigation. A South Carolina man faces hefty fines and home arrest for trafficking animal parts on ...

SAN DIEGO — A pair of rare sperm whales, first sighted off the San Diego coast last week, has been spotted again over the weekend, raising hopes that these sightings may become more frequent. The ...