The doctoral candidate at Duke University is employing new whale-tagging technology to reveal highly detailed information about pilot whale hunting habits, answering old questions about the specifics ...

Apparently, whales have a massive appetite. It makes sense considering their large structure and is acceptable as long as it doesn't mess up the food web. It's one thing to consume a large prey, but ...

A study by the University of Glasgow’s Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (Smass) has revealed a dramatic rise in marine mammal strandings along Scotland’s coasts. More than 5,100 stranded ocean ...

An adult pilot whale needs about 142 squid a day to meet its energy requirements, according to a new University of Hawaii study. Hawaii’s population of pilot whales is unique because they do not ...

HOBART, Australia -- Around 200 whales have died and just 35 remain alive following a mass stranding in Australia this week, rescue teams say. The pilot whales were found Wednesday stranded on an ...

"Drone blow sampling is a game-changer," study co-author Terry Dawson said in the King's College London report. "It allows us to monitor pathogens in live whales without stress or harm, providing ...

North Atlantic long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) now have 60% lower concentrations of some legacy PFAS than they ...

Here’s some important life advice: do not try to challenge a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) to a squid-eating contest. Research out today shows that these marine mammals can ...

ST. SIMONS, Ga. — UPDATE: We've learned that 47 whales beached themselves at St. Simons Island. Dozens of pilot whales beached themselves at St. Simons Island Tuesday evening, according to the Georgia ...

A pod of 90 pilot whales have beached themselves at the top of New Zealand's South island, in the same area where seven whales died in a mass stranding earlier this month, according to officials.