This video explores the terrifying story of Leviathan melvillei, a prehistoric sperm whale that ruled the oceans millions of years ago as one of the planet’s deadliest apex predators. It highlights ...

Sperm whales are among the most extreme predators on Earth, diving more than 2,000 meters into the deep ocean to hunt giant squid in complete darkness. They can remain underwater for over 90 minutes, ...

Deep beneath the ocean surface, sperm whales swim through the dark waters, clicking to each other in bursts of sound that can travel for kilometres. Now, scientists say they are beginning to follow ...

The island is home to a resident population of sperm whales that can be observed year-round, a rarity among whale habitats worldwide. These whales form matrilineal social groups that rest and ...

Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) go deep. They can dive 1,300 to 4,000 feet-deep and also travel as much as 15,000 miles per year. These depths and distances make sperm whales and other whale ...

Drone footage has revealed sperm whales headbutting each other—something scientists had only speculated about until now. Surprisingly, it’s younger whales doing it, not the giant males researchers ...

An autonomous underwater glider is giving us a new and effective way to track sperm whales by tuning into their clicks and silently following them. To study these large oceanic predators, researchers ...

Whales are increasingly exposed to traffic – and ship strikes.

We round up five destinations where sightings of cetacean life are almost guaranteed in the spring and summer months, from hotspots off the Azores coast to the skerries between Scottish islands.

A fisherman in Terengganu has claimed he found a lump believed to be whale vomit, or ambergris, floating in the sea off Kuala ...

Popular beaches along Sydney's Royal National Park will remain closed for days, as authorities face the immense task of ...