The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

One of the most unique about whales is that they're the largest animals to ever exist on Earth — even bigger than the largest ...

The animal, which the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society said could be a pygmy sperm whale or a dwarf sperm ... as soon as possible or they would face legal action. The news came after police ...

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A sperm whale’s tooth can weigh more than two pounds and they are illegally trafficked to be used as decorations and for ...

A rare dwarf sperm whale mysteriously washed ashore in Australia, prompting an official investigation, according to news reports. Beachgoers in Adelaide — a city on the coast of South Australia — ...

Cantor and Whitehead used an underwater microphone to listen to the sperm whales' clicking sounds, and located differing codas. “Our findings show that biased social learning is a required ...

These also tend to be the species of baleen whales that flee in the face of attack from killer whales. Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales -- those that have "baleen" in ...

More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales face predatory attacks from killer whales, especially mother and calf pairs. When attacked, some species fight back, while others choose flight.

Pollution and toxins mix into the sediment where whales feed on small invertebrates and fish. In addition, the mammals face significant danger from ships and other vessels, especially around Long ...