Over 50 whales have died on a beach as rescuers fear the whole pod followed a mother who was in trouble after giving birth. Around 55 pilot whales washed up on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland, on ...

The stranded pilot whales are pictured on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, on the west coast of the Chatham Islands, located about 500 miles east of New Zealand's main islands.

New Zealand has recorded more than 5,000 whale strandings since 1840. The largest pilot whale stranding was of an estimated 1,000 whales at the Chatham Islands in 1918, according to the Department ...

Long-finned pilot whales are, despite their names, a species of large dolphin. These creatures grow to lengths of up to 19 feet for females, and around 22 feet for males.

LONDON (AP) — A pod of 55 pilot whales have died after they were found washed ashore on a beach in Scotland in the worst mass whale stranding in the area, marine experts said Monday.

New Zealand's Department of Conservation announced Wednesday that nearly 500 pilot whales died after they became stranded. The whales were beached on the Chatham Islands, which are located nearly ...

More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand have been safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them o… ...

Newborn pilot whales have been spotted mysteriously swimming among pods of orcas. Scientists are trying to puzzle out how the pilot whale calves got there and what happened to them.

The pilot whale calf has not been observed with Sædís since it was first seen in 2021. Given its emaciated state, experts believe the calf died. Sædís, Zale and Dragonfly still travel together.

As mammals, pilot whales have lungs and breathe air. Dolphins and small whales can live out of water for many hours when receiving proper supportive care and hydration, IFAW said.

LONDON (AP) — A pod of 55 pilot whales have died after they were found washed ashore on a beach in Scotland in the worst mass whale stranding in the area, marine experts said Monday.