Tourists aboard a boat traveling north of Lefkada toward Paxoi were treated to a magnificent and exceedingly rare spectacle when five sperm whales emerged at the ocean surface, putting on an unforgettable show. Experts have noted that the distinct...
A deceased sperm whale recently washed ashore on La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, revealing an unexpected discovery inside its digestive system. Harsh ocean conditions and a rising tide made it difficult to examine the whale thoroughly. Despite...
Scientists have long known that sperm whales use powerful clicking sounds to communicate using rules similar to those in human speech. To human ears, these clicks often sound like simple, repetitive taps.
The study was led by researchers at Project...
They peacefully roam the deep waters of all oceans and those of the Mediterranean Sea. Despite their colossal size, which often surpasses 10 meters, sperm whales are docile creatures.
They are typically shy and afraid of humans, as they gracefully...
A diver off the coast of Mauritius experienced a rare and dramatic moment when two massive sperm whales appeared to protect him from an approaching oceanic whitetip shark.
Benoît Girodeau, a reggae-dancehall artist known as Natty Gong, was diving in...
A woman in Florida has stumbled upon a rare and extremely valuable material often called "floating gold," while walking on a beach. Ambergris, a substance which comes from sperm whales, is highly prized in the perfume industry for making...
Recently, the head of the Institute of Animal Health and Food Security at the University of Las Palmas was stunned to discover approximately half a million dollars worth of ambergris inside a dead sperm whale that had washed up...
Greece's majestic Mediterranean sperm whales narrowly avoided a disaster last week.
The rare and precarious whales tend to cluster around a major shipping route along the Greek coast, leading to many beautiful encounters between people and the whales, but, unfortunately,...
A white sperm whale was spotted off the coast of Jamaica on Tuesday in an extremely rare sighting. Sperm whales are typically grey or black, and a white sperm whale is exceedingly rare to come across.
Hal Whitehead, who studies...
