A 2014 study used satellite-linked tags to follow the dives of eight beaked whales off the southern California coast. The deepest recorded dive was 2,992 metres, breaking the record for diving mammals ...

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.

Although some diving behaviour has been recorded on a sperm whale before, no one has ever managed to keep a camera on for a complete dive cycle. In the pitch black we hear her calls change to ...

Off the coast of the Caribbean island of Dominica, sperm whales are making a big splash. Swim alongside them and you may find yourself hooked. In my experience, the central danger of swimming with ...

The longest ever recorded dive by a whale was made by a Cuvier's beaked whale. It lasted 222 minutes and broke the record for diving mammals. Other whales can also hold their breath for a very long ...

To find food in the dark, deep-diving whales, like sperm whales, pygmy sperm whales and goose-beaked whales, send out clicks and buzzes from a vocal cord-like structure near their blowholes. These ...

Sperm whales are majestic ... can interfere with the animal’s click-based communication system. Free diving, the underwater equivalent of tiptoeing, is the best way for a professional like ...

it's a sensory journey inspired by the serene experience of diving with whales. Ambergris, a wax-like substance produced by sperm whales, has historically been a coveted ingredient in perfumery ...

A new immersive art installation highlights the effects humans have on ocean ecosystems, and whales in particular.