Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Pygmy killer whale — rarely seen in the shallow waters that surround the Florida Keys — was found injured, sick and stranded ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Surviving at 3,000 feet requires a biological defense that relies on foul, pigmented secretions. Dark, inky clouds provide ...

COROLLA — A “very emaciated” pygmy sperm whale that washed up on an Outer Banks beach had to be euthanized Wednesday afternoon. The whale was stranded in the Ocean Hill neighborhood in the late ...

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Indonesian scientists have attached a satellite tag onto an endangered pygmy blue whales for the first time by drone. The tag’s data not only revealed a new feeding site for the species (Balaenoptera ...

Up until a few years back, many of the pygmy blue whales migrating to the south never made it to their destinations. Many of them got killed by the heavy ship traffic on the way. Given their quiet, ...

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A live, pygmy sperm whale calf was reported stranded on the beach in Emerald Isle Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2025. This whale was a female and died just before a rescue team ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Whale watchers are crossing their fingers for another glimpse of what could be an albino whale. “We noticed there was a white baby with them,” stated Travis Woo, a safety diver on ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Members of the marine mammal rescue group Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder walk with a Pygmy killer whale that was found stranded off the beach at Long Key State Park in the Florida Keys on ...