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

The natural world is full of animals that seem to defy logic, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Some look ...

The once-booming population that passed California twice a year has cratered because of retreating sea ice. A new kind of ...

Here are the top Metro Vancouver animal stories of 2025. Rabbits. Kangaroos. Frogs. They're all animals that are famous for ...

When Stephen Kesler first designed his “Out of the Blue” sculpture that now looms over Salt Lake City’s 9th and 9th neighborhood, he had no idea how big an effect the artwork, known as “the whale,” ...

A chance encounter at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has led to the restoration of a long-time, massive display of a blue whale skeleton display at the university. Forty-six years ago, a ...

Division the North Atlantic right whale was spotted entangled in fishing gear on Dec. 3 NOAA Fisheries Service/Facebook Experts are worried that one of the 384 North Atlantic right whales left in the ...

Experts are worried that one of the 384 North Atlantic right whales left in the world won't survive the winter. According to a Dec. 8 Facebook post from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

YACHATS, Ore. — Wildlife officials said the humpback whale, which was euthanized after being stranded near San Marine on the Oregon coast over the weekend, has partially resurfaced. The whale's ...

The mammals' mysterious clicks contain a stunning level of complexity, a new study shows. A group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) swims together in the Indian Ocean. For years, researchers ...