Like a group of scheming teens shifting their conversation when a teacher walks by, sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) ...
For sperm whales to live well, they must be heard. Whether diving to forage or chatting at the surface, orsupporting each ...
In this context, the team discovered that whales resting closer to the surface of the water released more bubbles while sleeping. Specifically, they blew bubbles around 11 times in each nap. The sperm ...
New research from the University of St Andrews and Université de Neuchâtel has uncovered the mechanism that allows sperm whales to sleep in a unique vertical position just under the ocean surface.
Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was close ...
Learn how sperm whales regulate their buoyancy while resting vertically just below the waves.
Scientists have uncovered three previously unknown types of stomach bacteria in pygmy sperm whales, offering fresh insights ...
A live dwarf sperm whale, a species usually found far from shore, was discovered on a beach in northern Taiwan this weekend ...
A sperm whale up to nine meters long was found dead in a natural pool near Cahuita. Crews removed the remains by hand after ...
In 1820 a massive sperm whale rammed a Nantucket whaling ship, sending it to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Stranded 1,500 ...
It turns out that some whales might have similar regional variations in their vocalizations, too. Sperm whales living in ...