A popular theory is that a dead whale buried on a South Carolina beach led to two shark bites in June. Two experts weigh in ...

What Do Sperm Whales Eat? Sperm whales eat a diet that includes squid, sharks, rays, and fish. Sperm whales eat a diet that consists of squid, sharks, shrimp, and other fish.

An endangered sperm whale found dead on the Oregon coast was struck by a vessel. The whale will remain on the beach to decompose naturally.

A whale that beached itself on Hilton Head Island on May 4 has been euthanized, local officials announced. The whale, which officials have identified as a juvenile sperm whale, was sedated and ...

A sperm whale that beached itself on Hilton Head Island will be euthanized with medicine from Florida, a veterinarian from the Georgia Aquarium, the town said.

Rarely seen species of deep sea whale found alive on North Carolina’s Emerald Isle, but it died before help arrived, officials say. It was a pygmy sperm whale.

Giant squid must constantly evade formidable predators like sperm whales, their primary natural enemy, and have developed an impressive arsenal of stealth techniques to remain hidden in the mysterious ...

The sperm whale, on the other hand, uses its superior size and strength to ram the squid with its jaw. It also uses its long teeth to bite and maim the squid, rendering it unconscious or dead.

We can imagine the wan glow from a school of lanternfish, the jumbo squid among them, and a sperm whale moving through the gloom with relentless purpose.

Rather than shearing flesh, these whales used their lack of upper teeth to trap prey like squid, before suctioning them up whole – known as suction-feeding.

Sperm whales, the planet’s largest toothed predator, have incredibly complex social structures and cultural practices. During a recent WWF-backed research expedition around Greece’s northwestern ...