Quick Take Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales and deep-diving predators, with a spermaceti organ used for sound ...

A sperm whale swims off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the ...

(Reuters) - The various species of whales inhabiting Earth's oceans employ different types of vocalizations to communicate. Sperm whales, the largest of the toothed whales, communicate using bursts of ...

"Little by little, the sperm whales are divulging their secrets of how they're communicating to us," one expert says. Any scientist will tell you that sperm whales are long-lived, highly intelligent, ...

A rare young pygmy sperm whale dies after swallowing a plastic bag: an exceptional case that highlights the alarming impact ...

Sperm whales swimming off the coast of Dominica. The marine mammals have a complex communication system that scientists are working to decode. Amanda Cotton Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Whale watchers in Madeira captured the astonishing moment orcas took down the deep-diving marine mammal. The predatory ...

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A polar bear devours a sperm whale on the ice of Svalbard, a scene that reveals how Arctic wildlife is struggling to survive ...

Whales use complex communication systems we still don’t understand, a trope exploited in sci-fi shows like Apple TV’s Extrapolations. That show featured a humpback whale (voiced by Meryl Streep) ...