The Gulf of California was once known as “the aquarium of the world.” But on a recent whale watching trip—and in an era where ...

Record births are slowing the endangered species’ decline, potentially shifting the regulatory landscape for the state's ...

NEW YORK — Rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth has offered scientists a window into the behavior of these large, elusive mammals. The video taken in 2023 shows female whales from two family ...

North Atlantic right whales, which give birth off the coast of Georgia, the Carolinas and Florida each winter, had their most successful calving season in more than 15 years. There are only about 380 ...

A team of scientists with Project Cetacean Translation Initiative published the most detailed record of a sperm whale birth last month, offering the first quantitative evidence that non-primates ...

In July 2023, a group of 11 sperm whales gathered together for what turned out to be the birth of a baby whale. Sperm whale birth offers scientists new insight into animal cooperation In July 2023, ...

When researchers spotted blood in the water off the coast of Dominica on July 8, 2023, they feared the worst. What they witnessed instead was one of the most detailed wild sperm whale birth ...

The last scientific record of a sperm whale birth dates back to 1986 — and that account included only written observations. Now, a team of researchers has captured one of the most detailed wild sperm ...

Eleven sperm whales gathered near the surface off the coast of Dominica on the morning of July 8, 2023, and stayed there for hours. That alone was unusual. What researchers watching from a drone above ...