Whales may be known as gentle giants, but they still have a looming presence as the world’s loudest and largest animals. The Antarctic blue whale can weigh up to 400,000 pounds and stretches to 98 ...

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

Anglers off the coast of Honduras captured rare footage of a pod of orcas eating a sperm whale, according to a new study. Photo from Felix Rottmann, UnSplash While fishing off the coast of Honduras in ...

(Reuters) - The various species of whales inhabiting Earth's oceans employ different types of vocalizations to communicate. Sperm whales, the largest of the toothed whales, communicate using bursts of ...

SEASIDE, Ore. — An adult male sperm whale that washed ashore between Del Ray and Sunset Beach was hit by a vessel, according to a necropsy performed by researchers. The nearly 53-foot whale washed ...