When sperm whale researcher Rui Prieto shouted “head ramming!” during a routine day of research off the coast of Spain, the scientific team on board was understandably excited. After all, this type of ...
A drone operator captured what he called a “rare” sighting of a sperm whale off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes in ...
Award-winning cameraman Doug Allan dies aged 74 in Nepal. BBC filmmaker had strong ties to Connemara and Clifden.
LNG projects threaten catastrophic environmental damage to the Sea of Cortez and its marine life. Artists and activists are ...
An insect whose head looks more like a sperm whale has been making a splash in the science world after being found in South ...
Discover some of the more unusual collective nouns for different groups of animals, from ‘a bloat of hippopotamuses’ to ‘a ...
In July 2023, a group of 11 sperm whales gathered together for what turned out to be the birth of a baby whale.
The hectocotylus is both a reproductive organ and a sensory organ, a rare combination in animals, new research suggests ...
Four sperm whales that stranded separately on southeastern U.S. coastlines between 2020–22 were emaciated and malnourished, ...
A new study reveals that female sperm whales maintain an invisible genetic barrier, redefining their population ...