Hal Whitehead, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, says videos of sperm whale carcasses, like the one taken in Newfoundland this week, can help scientists figure out where to ...

A Newfoundland man made news with his creative photography of a dead sperm whale this week, but one whale expert says the viral video has more value than simple entertainment. Hal Whitehead, a ...

The 25-foot whale doesn’t seem sick or injured, but the hope is that the whale can soon find its way out to sea.

A rotting whale carcass that washes ashore can produce a smell so noxious that not even seagulls or flies will go near it; ...

Orcas are among the larger creatures in the ocean, although the largest sharks (whale sharks) are larger. The largest predatory shark in the world ... Orcas belong to a group known as “toothed whales, ...

Sperm whale is surprise sighting off Long Beach ... A look at the ocean’s largest predator “But there’s no way to know if it’s not well,” she said. “We don’t know.” ...