Details about the first-ever live sighting of a ginkgo-toothed beaked whale were published in the journal Marine Mammal ...

Editor’s Note: Some photos depict blood and whale organs being removed. Beaked whales are a rare sight and spend most of their lives deep in the ocean. But one was found dead on a beach near Kodiak ...

Beaked whales are among the least studied mammals in the world. Now, a new study reveals surprising information about the Baird's beaked whale species. Some animals live in such remote and ...

The underwater microphone first picked up the distinctive ping around 4 a.m. In the water off Hawaii, there it was: the unknown whale’s signature call. Jennifer McCullough, a biologist with the U.S.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species. But on Monday a small group of scientists ...

Animal rescue crews responded to a call about a rare ocean mammal that washed ashore on a Jersey Shore beach Thursday. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center was called around 6 a.m. after a dead, ...

Spade-toothed whales are the world’s rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. No one knows how many there are, what they eat, or even where they live in the vast expanse of the southern Pacific ...

The appearance of a dead whale on a North Carolina beach late last month has been tied to a balloon, scientists said. Beachgoers in Emerald Isle reported the presence of a live Gervais’ beaked whale ...

One winter morning about two years ago, marine mammal scientist Anton van Helden was driving hell-for-leather up to the far north of New Zealand. A thirteen-and-a-half hour haul would take him to the ...