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).

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

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 ...

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 ...

Beaked whale expert Anton van Helden inspects a male spade-toothed whale ahead of a dissection at Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, near Dunedin, New Zealand, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 (AP Photo ...

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 deceased 12-foot-long beaked whale was found beached along Pensacola Beach Monday. Officials reported a whale swimming close to shore a week ago.

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.