However, size alone doesn't make sperm whales immune to becoming prey themselves. Their main foes are killer whales, while ...

The drones carry Petri dishes and hover over the blowholes of northern whales. Droplets of their respiratory fluid land on ...

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

Permit-based, small-group expeditions in Dominica offer ethical swimming with sperm whales, redefining whale watching in the Caribbean. NY, UNITED STATES, January 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — One With ...

A 13-day survey conducted in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) found a large variety of marine life living in the region, including sperm whales, Risso’s dolphins, and common dolphins. The University ...

Typically, scientists collect samples from wild whales by getting close to them in a boat and taking skin biopsies by ...

The whales quickly learned how to avoid humans. New research is shedding light on the social intelligence of marine mammals when under a threat of danger. Sperm whales, which were hunted heavily in ...

Sperm whales swimming off the coast of Dominica. The marine mammals have a complex communication system that scientists are working to decode. Amanda Cotton Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO — A pair of rare sperm whales, first sighted off the San Diego coast last week, has been spotted again over the weekend, raising hopes that these sightings may become more frequent. The ...

New research reveals a previously unknown dimension of sperm whale vocalizations, shedding light on their complex communication system. This new study reveals that two discrete coda-level patterns ...