A necropsy is planned on a pygmy sperm whale calf that stranded alive but died on the beach in Emerald Isle last Wednesday.

By Johnny Diaz A South Carolina man pleaded guilty on Thursday to importing sperm whale teeth and bones from four countries and selling them in the United States, federal prosecutors said.

A live Pygmy sperm whale calf was found stranded on Emerald Isle last week and later died. The NC State Center for Marine ...

“Pygmy sperm whales are pelagic, deep diving, squid eaters and are rarely seen at sea because they spend little time at the surface,” the center reported in an April 25 Facebook post.