The economic stakes were high: Each expedition could yield hundreds of barrels of precious whale oil. There was also valuable ambergris, a substance from the sperm whale used in making perfumes ...

A sperm whale stranded on Cuttyhunk Island over the weekend, adding to alarming whale death toll since December. Here's what ...

A beached sperm whale appeared just off the coast early Sunday ... to ensure no one was getting in the water. It was a little scary.” This is a developing story. Stay up to date on the latest ...

Scientists from the Cetacean Translation Initiative – or CETI – have discovered intricacies in sperm whale vocalisations never before observed, revealing structures similar to those found in ...

The sperm whale on Cuttyhunk Island was a female measuring 32 feet long and weighing about 11 tons, Hedman said.

Dale Lynch, the assistant harbor master on Cuttyhunk, said the whale was found alive on the south side of the island, ...

The significant sperm whale bone was spotted on Traigh Thodhrasdail beach, on the island of Tiree. Samuel said: "We knew it was part of a whale but we weren't sure which part - or even which species!

The OBX Marine Mammal Stranding Network reports that a dead male dwarf sperm whale (kogia sima) washed up on the beach in Carova on January 24.