Two whales found dead at a coastal park in northeast Florida are believed to be a mother and her calf, state officials say.

Moreover, nobody has seen this giant beaked whale alive ever. Indigenous communities and conservation scientists worked together to advance knowledge of this species (Mesoplodon traversii).

In July 2024, scientists in Otago, New Zealand, made a stunning discovery: an elusive spade-toothed beaked whale had washed up on the shore. The whale had never been seen in the wild, and finding a ...

5 fast facts about whales. Cuvier's beaked whales hold the record for the deepest-diving mammal.They can go nearly 10,000 feet (3,000 m) below the water's surface — about 10 times deeper than ...

The first spade-toothed whale bones were found in 1872 on New Zealand’s Pitt Island. Another discovery was made at an offshore island in the 1950s, and the bones of a third were found on Chile ...

A rare whale species has finally made its cinematic debut. Science students captured two True's beaked whales on camera during an expedition in Portugal's Azores Islands. Their video is the first ...

But lurking 3,000 feet underwater, in the mysterious Twilight Zone, is the Baird's beaked whale, a torpedo-shaped giant with a bird like beak!

All varieties of beaked whales have different stomach systems and researchers didn’t know how the spade-toothed type processed its food. 6 A near-perfectly preserved 16-foot male was found ...

The appearance of a dead whale on a North Carolina beach late last month has been tied to a balloon, scientists said. Beachgoers in Emerald Isle reported the presence of a live Gervais’ beaked ...

All beaked whales have different stomach systems and researchers don’t know how the spade-toothed kind processes its food. They don’t know how this one died.

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. -- A beaked whale was found beached along Pensacola Beach Monday afternoon.Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge assisted in removing the whale f ...