A 13-day survey conducted in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) found a large variety of marine life living in the region, ...

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

A sperm whale in the ocean off of the Caribbean island of Dominica surprised a 60 Minutes photographer by pooping on him. It's actually a good thing, National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence ...

And sperm whales function as a family, "Sperm whales are often spotted in groups (called pods) of some 15 to 20 animals. ... Males head out to tropical waters to mate during mating season.

Sperm whales are found in all deep oceans, ... Large, sexually mature males occasionally return to the tropical breeding areas to mate. Lifespan: Sperm whales are known to live to 60 years of age.

Sperm whale alphabet found by scientists using machine learning. ... that a male bird whose songs reminded a female of the birds she grew up with was much more likely to be chosen as a mate.

Once thought to be a rare occurrence, researchers at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute detected an unprecedented number of sperm whales in Monterey Bay using underwater microphones.

One night last winter, over drinks in downtown Los Angeles, the biologist David Gruber told me that human beings might someday talk to sperm whales. In 2020, Gruber founded Project CETI with some ...

A young, 40-foot sperm whale with large gash wounds was found dead on an Oregon beach on Saturday, in a loss for an endangered species that has struggled to recover its population despite a halt ...

Like other whales, sperm whales migrate throughout the year to different hunting and mating grounds. The total number of sperm whales in Monterey Bay cycled seasonally, and this migration is ...