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

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 ...

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 hanging out in Southern California in recent weeks and days has whale enthusiasts excited about the deep-water dwellers’ visit off local waters. Kiwi and Guava were spotted seven ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO — Two rare sperm whales were spotted around 15 miles off the San Diego coastline on Saturday. This sighting comes a week after another pair of these whales was sighted last Sunday. The ...