Sperm whales are named after the waxy substance found in their large heads called spermaceti. The spermaceti is an oil sac ...

However, size alone doesn't make sperm whales immune to becoming prey themselves. Their main foes are killer whales, while ...

From Arctic waters to windswept ports, Norway’s nature and wildlife are a major draw, and a Nordic cruise offers a direct way ...

Global inaction on fossil fuel and plastic treaties, the dismantling of federal agencies and regulations and the rapid rise of data centers were just a few of the consequential stories that Inside ...

Permit-based, small-group expeditions in Dominica offer ethical swimming with sperm whales, redefining whale watching in the Caribbean. NY, UNITED STATES, January 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — One With ...

Quick Take Connecticut chose the sperm whale in 1975 to honor its pivotal 19th-century whaling industry and maritime heritage ...

Between 2016 and 2025, researchers sampled humpback, sperm, and fin whales across the Northeast Atlantic, including northern Norway, Iceland, and Cape Verde. Blow samples, as well as skin biopsies, ...

Arctic marine life is notoriously difficult to study because of its remoteness. But drones have enabled whales to be ...

Peculiar 60,000-year-old Stone Age arrowheads unearthed in South Africa could be the earliest known use of poison-laced ...

SeaWorld Orlando officials announced the death Sunday of a 50-year-old killer whale named Katina. “Her health had begun to significantly decline as she entered her geriatric years,” the theme park ...

Dec. 19 (UPI) --Kshamenk, the last killer whale held in captivity in Latin America, died of cardiorespiratory arrest in Argentina at age 35, Mundo Marino said. The mammal spent 33 years in a marine ...