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 ...

Necropsy results are in for a pregnant dwarf sperm whale found dead on Maui’s Makena shoreline over the weekend. Officials say she did have signs of internal bruising and they believe she suffered ...

COROLLA — A “very emaciated” pygmy sperm whale that washed up on an Outer Banks beach had to be euthanized Wednesday afternoon. The whale was stranded in the Ocean Hill neighborhood in the late ...

A “very emaciated” pygmy sperm whale that washed up on an Outer Banks beach this week likely died from a severe parasitic infection. The whale was stranded in Corolla’s Ocean Hill neighborhood ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — State biologists are working with the Georgia Aquarium to figure out why a dwarf sperm whale beached itself. The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office said the beached whale was ...

The animal’s death serves as a warning about the state of marine life in the face of the constant threat in our waters.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This past weekend, the Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles (MMCC) responded to a call on a rare pygmy sperm whale struggling in the surf at Dockweiler State Beach in ...

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A live, pygmy sperm whale calf was reported stranded on the beach in Emerald Isle Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2025. This whale was a female and died just before a rescue team ...

OUTER BANKS, N.C. — An emaciated adult pygmy sperm whale that was euthanized after washing up on the shore in Corolla on the Outer Banks on Wednesday was infected with a parasite, according to Marina ...

MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) -- A whale that was rescued off of a Malibu beach over the weekend was euthanized due to the extent of its injuries, wildlife officials tell ABC7. According to a spokesperson for ...