The handful of beaked whales doesn’t include True’s beaked whale, which, until this study, was so mystifying scientists didn’t even really know about its coloration.

Beaked whales are deep-water cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) that swim in deepwater canyons and continental slopes and can dive for up to 45 minutes and to depths of nearly 5,000 feet, ...

A white whale calf swimming with its mother off Australia created a memorable moment, while a pod of rare Baird’s beaked ...

The Ramari beaked whale, so named after Māori whale expert Ramari Stewart, began its journey to becoming its own recognized species after a pregnant beaked whale was found dead on a beach in New ...

A whale skull from the new species was on display at the Smithsonian, incorrectly identified as a Baird's beaked whale. A Japanese scientist spotted it on a visit to the museum, Morin says.

The beaked whales’ slow and silent ascent cuts foraging time by 35 percent, the study estimates, compared with whales that swim straight up. Science News sponsorship position.

Two whales found dead at a coastal park in northeast Florida are believed to be a mother and her calf, state officials say.

New England Aquarium staff last handled a beaked whale in 2006 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution could not be reached for comment or necropsy results. Ad Feedback ...

A juvenile male curvier beaked whale was found washed ashore in the Philippines with 88 lbs. of plastic bags in its stomach Maria Pasquini is the staff editor for human interest’s digital ...