Though sperm whales have survived the enormous pressures of the darkest depths for millions of years, today there’s one thing they cannot survive: the human activity that has been affecting their ...

Time is of the essence for a Brazilian neuroscientist who wants to study whale and dolphin brains before the brains decompose ...

Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales in the world, reaching 45 tons and living for decades. Their populations were imperiled by historic whaling practices and they are still considered rare ...

Cantor and Whitehead used an underwater microphone to listen to the sperm whales' clicking sounds, and located differing codas. “Our findings show that biased social learning is a required ...

A sperm whale washed ashore on Cuttyhunk Island off Cape Cod Sunday, the International Fund for Animal Welfare said in a statement. The most recent whale discovery is part of a series of whale ...

Read more about sperm whales: http://j.mp/sOSais Watch underwater footage of the mammal and hear its strange clicking sounds that are crucial to their survival What ...

The largest toothed whales, sperm whales, grow up to 15 meters long ... A typical male is 6 to 8 meters long and weighs 6 tons, while a female is 5 to 7 meters long and weighs 4 tons. How fast can an ...

They like to swim near the sea shores and start floating on the surface of the water once ... you can explore further by reading our article on the top places to see gray whales. Sperm whales are also ...

UK trade in ivory from hippos, narwhals, orcas and sperm whales has been banned as part of conservation efforts, the Government has said. The Ivory Act, introduced to protect elephants ...