Where it lives: Tropical and temperate waters around the world. What it eats: Deep-sea squid, octopuses, crustaceans and fish. Dwarf sperm whales have an unusual way to protect themselves if they come ...

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 ...

The beached sperm whale in Venice, Fla. A large sperm whale that became stranded on a Venice, Florida, beach over the weekend has died, police said. On Sunday morning, the Venice Police Department ...

In a rare occurrence along Florida's Gulf Coast, a large sperm whale that drew national attention after beaching itself on a sandbar died Monday, state wildlife officials said. The whale was measured ...

Authorities were in Venice Beach Sunday monitoring a sperm whale that beached itself on a sandbar off Service Club Park. Scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory were assisted by the Florida Fish and ...

Officials from the Mote Marine Laboratory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association confirmed a beached sperm whale died around 3 a.m. Monday after it was spotted on Venice Beach Sunday.

VENICE, Fla. -- A sperm whale beached off the coast of Venice, Florida, has died following attempts to save it, officials said Monday. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials are ...

A juvenile sperm whale that beached on the shores of Hilton Head Island was euthanized Sunday night, officials confirm. According to Hilton Head Island, the whale, believed to be severely emaciated, ...

Scientists studying sperm whales have uncovered the foundational aspects of their potential communication system. Sperm whales, like many cetaceans, use rapid clicks for communication and echolocation ...

A recent study, published in Papers in Palaeontology, discusses the reanalysis of the only known Idiorophus patagonicus specimen. After a nearly 130-year scientific slumber, the study, titled ...