This summer, a male spade-toothed whale — the world’s rarest whale species — washed ashore in New Zealand, astonishing scientists and observers. The animal’s sleek, well-preserved body ...

In a now viral Facebook post, video captured an extremely rare sighting of an endangered whale species along Alabama’s Gulf ...

Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world's rarest whale died from head injuries, an expert said Friday. The first dissection of a spade-toothed whale, a type of ...

The most famous fictional tale about a whale is, of course, Moby Dick. Captain Ahab is obsessed with finding and killing the rare creature that took his leg. Ultimately, his pursuit leads to Bad ...

In rare video footage, a male whale shark has been spotted biting at his female partner during courtship. Before now, we knew very little about the secret sex lives of the world's largest fish ...

The animal’s dorsal fin was still floppy, indicating it was less than 24 hours old, according to news reports.

Anglers off the coast of Honduras captured rare footage of a pod of orcas eating a sperm whale, according to a new study. Photo from Felix Rottmann, UnSplash While fishing off the coast of ...

They made a number of discoveries. Photo from the Department of Conservation This summer, a male spade-toothed whale — the world’s rarest whale species — washed ashore in New Zealand ...

Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries, an expert said Friday. The first dissection of a spade-toothed whale ...