Tourists and researchers witnessed a pod of orcas hunt and kill an endangered pygmy blue whale ... predators including sharks, pilot whales, beaked whales, and the highly intelligent orcas.

Galway PhD student Seán O’Callaghan develops a novel method for identifying sperm whales using aerial photographs.

Minister Dooley represents Ireland at the 10th Our Oceans Conference in Busan, highlighting commitments to ocean ...

When a Cuvier’s beaked whale was found dead on the west ... a dolphin on loan to the Quatse River Hatchery in Port Hardy, and a pygmy sperm whale — the only specimen ever found in B.C ...

Pygmy right whales, usually found in the Southern Hemisphere ... offering insights into the complexities of marine life responses to environmental changes. Arnoux’s beaked whale. Image via Wikimedia ...

pygmy blue whale, southern right whale dolphin, goose-beaked whale, and pygmy sperm whale added to the list. Leopard seals were moved from at-risk to migrant. A ‘Threatened’ species status is given to ...

By far the most numerous recorded species is the harbour porpoise, followed by the white-beaked dolphin. In addition to these two species, pygmy whale is nowadays considered indigenous in the North ...

In July 2024, scientists in Otago, New Zealand, made a stunning discovery: an elusive spade-toothed beaked whale had washed up on the shore. The whale had never been seen in the wild, and finding a ...

An orca attack on a pygmy blue whale is witnessed by researchers and tourists onboard a whale-watching vessel off the WA coast. It is one of just a handful of documented killer whale attacks on a ...

A pygmy sperm whale calf died after being stranded on Emerald Isle on Wednesday, April 23.CMAST - NC State University Center ...

On Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2025, the NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology personnel found a live pygmy sperm whale ...