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.

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!

Scientists determined the cetacean was a 32-foot long female sperm whale, weighing about 22,000 pounds, said Stacey Hedman, a spokesperson for IFAW. “We were able to get transportation over and ...