A dead sperm whale that washed up on a Nantucket beach is making waves for local officials who are trying to move it. The 50-foot, 104,000-pound male sperm whale appeared on the island off ...

A local nonprofit said the 52-ton mammal is “far too big, awkward and heavy to remove.” A town official later said it could be dragged out to sea by Thanksgiving. By Mike Ives A dead sperm whale — the ...

UPDATE: Humpback whale stranded on the Oregon Coast to be euthanized A humpback whale that spent the weekend trapped in fishing nets and then stranded on shore near Yachats was still breathing on ...

Hawaiian short-finned pilot whales are surprisingly voracious hunters, diving hundreds of meters beneath the Pacific to snatch squid in the dark. By tagging and tracking eight whales, researchers ...

Short-finned pilot whales consume between 82 and 202 of the marine molluscs each every day off the coast of Hawai’i, according to the study. An international research team - made up of scientists from ...

An adult pilot whale needs about 142 squid a day to meet its energy requirements, according to a new University of Hawaii study. Hawaii’s population of pilot whales is unique because they do not ...

Remoras hitch a ride on a humpback whale. Screenshot of a video captured by Olaf Meynecke, via Griffith University Marine scientist Olaf Meynecke knows all about suction—he uses suction camera tags to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For Hawaii’s short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus ...

How much squid do short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) off the coast of Hawai'i need to consume each day to survive and are there sufficient squid to sustain the population? Knowing ...