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Peer-Reviewed Studies Detail Sperm Whales Coordinating a Birth on Video

The new analyses provide rare, quantified evidence of cooperative birth care in a highly social whale species.

Endangered Sei Whale Washes Ashore at Rockaway Beach

Study Ties Severed Orca Fins to Resident Whales, Points to Bigg’s Predation

Peer-Reviewed Study Ties Severed Orca Fins to Rare Predation by Bigg’s Whales

First Blue Whale Photographed Inside Patagonia Azul Park in Chubut

Acoustic 3D Tracking Maps Deep Dives of Gulf Beaked Whales, Including First Gervais’ Profile

Record January Right Whale Count in Cape Cod Bay Prompts Voluntary Slow Zone

Brazil’s Sambaqui Sites Push Organized Whaling Back 5,000 Years

Final Delmoges Report Links Warming Seas to Dolphin Bycatch, Urges Targeted Measures

Drones Detect Morbillivirus Circulating in Whales North of the Arctic Circle

Rare Beaked Whale Stranding in San Clemente Ends in Death After Night Rescue Effort

AI Study Reports Vowel-Like Patterns in Sperm Whale Codas, Prompting Scientific Scrutiny

Nature Study Identifies DNA-Repair Protein Behind Greenland Whales’ Cancer Resistance

Mexico Reports 7–10 Vaquitas in 2025 Survey, With Juveniles and a Possibly Pregnant Female

Nature Study Links Bowhead Whales' Longevity to Cold-Shock Protein Boosting DNA Repair

Study Ties Algal Neurotoxins to Alzheimer’s-Like Brain Changes in Florida Dolphins

Orcas Sink Family’s Yacht Off Portugal as Air Force Rescues Five

Drones Identify 35 Fin Whales as IEO Logs 63 Off Rías Baixas

Peru Unveils 3.5-Meter Lomacetus Dolphin Fossil From Ocucaje

Study Documents First Beaked Whale Acoustic Signatures in Brazilian Waters