It is the only living member of genus Physeter, and one of three extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia. Mature males ...

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Jan 13, 2022 Jan 13, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2023 SALISBURY — A pygmy sperm whale stranded at Salisbury Beach State Reservation was able to refloat on its own after at least a few hours in distress.

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.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. - Authorities said a sick and injured pygmy sperm whale that washed ashore in Daytona Beach Shores on Monday has died. The whale was discovered along a stretch of beach ...

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, along with veterinarians and volunteers, responded to two adult pygmy killer whales stranded onshore at Sugar Beach in Kihei on Tuesday ...

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 ...

Based on “stranding data,” information collected from stranded marine mammals, Rust says pygmy sperm whales are consistently present in South Carolina throughout the year. However, the 8-to-10-foot ...