"It was these really large teeth that led us to think that this fossil sperm whale was likely feeding on very different prey from its modern relative, whose diet consists primarily of squid," she ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature, or the IUCN, considers sperm whales a vulnerable species. Species categorized as vulnerable face high risk of extinction in the wild ...

The giant squid (Architeuthis ... in the wild against persistent predators. Eyes of the Abyss: Superior Vision for Early Detection This image taken by Ryan Somma shows a hypothetical fight in the deep ...

The giant squid (Architeuthis dux) has long captivated the human imagination, appearing in folklore as terrifying sea monsters and remaining one of the ocean's most elusive creatures. How Giant Squid ...

And that's what the sperm whale does," Whitehead said. "The sperm whale goes down there and eats all these strange squid, strange fish, whatever, and then it comes to the surface and it poops.

And that's what the sperm whale does," Whitehead said. "The sperm whale goes down there and eats all these strange squid, strange fish, whatever, and then it comes to the surface and it poops. And in ...

Ambergris is a rare, waxy substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). Its formation is believed to be a protective mechanism against the indigestible, sharp ...

Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales and are known for their extreme diving abilities. They often go down to 3,000 feet in search of squid ... In the wild, several types of whales have ...

The exodus of sperm whales from Mexico’s Gulf of California in response to jumbo squid population declines may be indicative of broader ecosystem instability, a new study has found. As apex ...

Population decline: Between 2009 and 2015, the population of sperm whales in the central Gulf of California ranged between 20 and 167 individuals, with a total "super population" of 354 whales ...

Findings indicate a striking correlation between the decline of jumbo squid and the disappearance of sperm whales from the region, with no sightings recorded from 2016 to 2018. Sperm whales ...