Extremely rare footage of a sperm whale birth has revealed the remarkable and selfless teamwork of the species to ensure a ...

A group of scientists came across a truly once-in-a-lifetime occurrence deep off the coast of Dominica.

A new study reveals that female sperm whales maintain an invisible genetic barrier, redefining their population ...

Four sperm whales that stranded separately on southeastern U.S. coastlines between 2020–22 were emaciated and malnourished, ...

A research team working the summer of 2023 off the coast of Dominica when they made the "impossibly rare" observation of a ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Ten whales helped a mama sperm whale give birth—giving us a glimpse into whale culture and why animals help each other out.

Researchers have documented the first known example of non-kin helping with the birth and postnatal care of a marine mammal.

An unprecedented look at the birth of a sperm whale found that mother and calf were supported by other whales throughout the ...

Whalers pursued sperm whales for the rich oil in their oversized heads. Now biologists are on the tail of these deep-diving, long-lived, sociable and mysterious sea creatures. Gerard Soury / Oxford ...