The economic stakes were high: Each expedition could yield hundreds of barrels of precious whale oil. There was also valuable ambergris, a substance from the sperm whale used in making perfumes ...

The sperm whale is the largest toothed carnivore ... or a combination of some or all of those characteristics. This blog takes a look at nine of the most fascinating animals in the world and ...

After the attack, which took place off the coast of Honduras, one of the orcas charged “directly” at the anglers’ boat.

The adult female sperm whale was found dead on a beach in north Wales A dead whale found washed up on a beach in north Wales was an adult female, experts have said. Abersoch Coastguard Rescue Team ...

A dead whale has washed up on the beach at Fort Morgan on the Alabama coast. The Dauphin Island Sea Lab confirmed a sperm whale carcass washed up along the shore in Fort Morgan, WKRG-TV reported.

FORT MORGAN, Ala. -- A 40-foot sperm whale washed up on the shore of Fort Morgan on Sunday morning. It was spotted behind the beach club weighing more than 30,000 pounds. The goal for the day was ...

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 ...