Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

Beaked whales can dive 2,000 metres below the ocean's surface. Why and how do they do it? Around 2,000 metres below the surface, the water is freezing, black and seemingly impenetrable. No light ...

A 16-ft. female beaked whale of the genus Mesoplodon, family Ziphiidae, drifted ashore at Delmar, about 15 miles north of San Diego, California, on June 10, 1954, One of us (R. M. G.) made body ...

Whale expert Anton van Helden, who has studied beaked whales for 35 years and described them as "the most enigmatic group of large mammals on the planet," expressed his excitement about the discovery.

Despite attempts to guide the animal back into the ocean, the whale repeatedly returned to the beach, leading to the ...

Whales are accomplished divers. The deepest whale dive recorded so far was made by a Cuvier's beaked whale. A 2014 study used satellite-linked tags to follow the dives of eight beaked whales off the ...

In September 2002, 14 beaked whales washed ashore in the Canary Islands bleeding from the ears. All eventually died. A post-mortem examination revealed that the whales showed signs of ...

A tragic incident has unfolded in Hartenbos in Mossel Bay, where two beaked whales were found stranded on the shore.

New Zealand scientists suspect specimen of world's rarest whale died from head injuries - Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuri ...