The marine mammal was a spade-toothed whale, Mesoplodon traversii, the rarest species of beaked whale with only six specimens confirmed to date, and nobody’s ever seen one alive. Department of ...

"We could not confirm its size, but it doesn't look like a calf or juvenile. It looks more like an adult or sub-adult." ...

On 4 July, the spade-toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii), which has never been seen alive, washed up on a beach in Otago, ...

Dignitaries gathered in New Bedford this morning as, at long last, South Coast Rail service finally launched, connecting the ...

A study reveals that whales vocalise less during marine heatwaves to kill their prey, linking climate change to changes in whale behavior. Scientists found whale songs are essential for monitoring ...

Sperm whales, on the other hand, are generally peaceful. They are the largest toothed whales and can dive deep. While no official cases confirm their protective nature, encounters like this ...

The tour began in 2022 and is set to continue through 2025. Jackson's final tour continues amid his battle with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a chronic neuropathy condition he first revealed in 2021.

A rare sighting of an endangered North Atlantic right whale was filmed off the coast of Fort Myers, Florida. Anyone who spots a right whale is encouraged to report the sighting to the Coast Guard ...

Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish ...

Tear their food into chunks or swallow it whole, later regurgitating indigestible parts as pellets Baleen whales filter feed on tiny plankton, while toothed whales gulp down fish without chewing. Use ...

It's a race against time to save a young whale trapped in shallow water against rocks on the Cornish coastline. The creature, believed to be a young pilot whale, was filmed struggling against ...

The Whale's Tooth parking lot in New Bedford will share space for both the MBTA and Seastreak ferry. The lot will have 150 spaces set aside for MBTA users only, with 570 for the ferry riders.