Quick Take The sperm whale was designated Connecticut’s official state animal in 1975 to honor a 19th-century whaling empire ...

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 ...

The Americas takes us on an expansive journey across our planet’s greatest supercontinent, containing the widest variety of life on Earth. Over the course of 10 episodes, the documentary series tells ...

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 ...

Scientists have made an alarming discovery about the mass departure of sperm whales from the waters near Mexico, signaling a worrying shift in the larger ecosystem. According to The Hill, a study ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — In a rare and exciting encounter for local whale watchers, a pair of sperm whales was spotted off the coast of San Diego earlier this week, drawing attention from marine ...

Sperm whales may be able to manipulate the shape of both the spermaceti organ and the junk, possibly allowing them to aim their clicks. The substance that made them so valuable to whalers is now ...

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 ...