"It's always reassuring to know they've made the hazardous journey from the southeastern U.S. coast safely." Researchers stunned after endangered whale gives birth for first time this season: 'Marks a ...

Blue Whales and Fin Whales are the world’s largest and most impressive ... For example, mothers and calves often form strong bonds and stay together for over a year. During this time, the calf will ...

A rarely seen species of whale became stranded alive on a North Carolina island, only to perish before help could arrive, ...

A pygmy sperm whale calf died after it was found stranded in Emerald Isle last week, the North Carolina State University ...

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A live, pygmy sperm whale calf was reported stranded on the beach in Emerald Isle Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2025. This whale was a female and died just before a rescue team ...

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WITN) - A sad discovery at Emerald Isle this week as a live Pygmy sperm whale calf stranded itself and later died. The NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology says ...

Since 2017, right whales have been in what NOAA considers an "unusual mortality event." Researchers spotted the 11th mother-calf pair in Cape Cod Bay last week, at the tail end of calving season ...