Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

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, on December 2, 2024. - Derek ...

“DOC’s marine experts have confirmed this is a strap-toothed whale, a species of beaked whale,” Lindsay Tallman, senior community ranger at New Zealand’s Department of Conservation (DOC ...

Beaked whales can dive 2,000 metres below the ocean's surface. Why and how do they do it? Around 2,000 metres below the surface, the water is freezing, black and seemingly impenetrable. No light ...

Findings included recordings of multiple near-miss events with fin whales and Cuvier’s beaked whales. The observed fin whales tended not to react to the ship’s presence. High rates of fin ...

Wayne Brown of Hawke's Bay filmed two potential beaked whales near the shore of East Clive Beach. Video / Wayne Brown A rare strap-toothed whale has died after an attempted stranding on East Clive ...

A Cuvier's beaked whale was found dead near Pier 1, Sta. Ana pier, Davao City. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is yet to investigate the cause of death.

To find food in the dark, deep-diving whales, like sperm whales, pygmy sperm whales and goose-beaked whales, send out clicks and buzzes from a vocal cord-like structure near their blowholes. These ...

A Department of Conservation team responded to a report of an entangled Arnoux’s beaked whale in oyster farm infrastructure in Whangaroa Harbour. Video / Department of Conservation A search is ...