A 53-foot sea creature washed ashore after it was reported dead off the coast of Oregon. Now researchers know how it died.

An endangered sperm whale found dead on the Oregon coast was struck by a vessel. The whale will remain on the beach to decompose naturally.

Despite what you might think, sharks are not the apex predators of the ocean. That accolade goes to these: orca whales. However, their cousins, sperm whales, have developed an interesting tactic for ...

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 ...

Read more about sperm whales: http://j.mp/sOSais Watch underwater footage of the mammal and hear its strange clicking sounds that are crucial to their survival Can We ...

Read more about sperm whales: http://j.mp/sOSais Watch underwater footage of the mammal and hear its strange clicking sounds that are crucial to their survival ...

A group of orcas (killer whales) work together to hunt herring. Orcas have complex communication and social skills, leading some experts to think they might be planning ship strikes off the coast ...

Buried at Valencina de la Concepción-Castilleja de Guzmán, a site estimated to be about 5,300 years old, was an “exceptional” and rare sperm whale tooth, according to a peer-reviewed May 14 ...