One of Trevor Barrett’s excavators and a Robert B. Our tugboat were used to remove the dead sperm whale from Nantucket’s ...

A local nonprofit said the 52-ton mammal is “far too big, awkward and heavy to remove.” A town official later said it could ...

After a massive sperm whale washed ashore on Nantucket, responders are examining it and making plans for what comes next.

A dead sperm whale weighing more than 100,000 pounds washed up on a Nantucket beach, but a local nonprofit says it can't be ...

Dead sperm whale – weight of a fully loaded tractor-trailer – has washed ashore in Nantucket and officials aren’t sure how to ...

Officials have left the whale on the beach since Sunday, because at more than 100,000 pounds it is simply too big to move ...

The whale, which washed up on Sunday, had its jaw excised to prevent thieves from stealing its teeth, officials said.

Those in the Savannah area were part of a unique but tragic scene. A sperm whale was beached on the shore of Hilton Head Island over the weekend. Why did this happen and what do we know? What happened ...

A juvenile sperm whale that beached on the shores of Hilton Head Island was euthanized Sunday night, officials confirm. According to Hilton Head Island, the whale, believed to be severely emaciated, ...

HILTON HEAD, SC. (WTOC) - After shark bite reports back in June, we heard from many of you who wondered if it could be connected to another marine life incident that happened on Hilton Head Island.

Where it lives: Tropical and temperate waters around the world. What it eats: Deep-sea squid, octopuses, crustaceans and fish. Dwarf sperm whales have an unusual way to protect themselves if they come ...