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When an emaciated dwarf sperm whale calf washed ashore on a Florida beach last month, officials brought the distressed mammal ...

A sperm whale that was entangled in ropes has died after it became stranded on a shore of the island of Raasay. The 15m-long (49ft) animal was spotted in difficulty off nearby Skye on Thursday.

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Hal Whitehead, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, says videos of sperm whale carcasses, like the one taken in Newfoundland this week, can help scientists figure out where to ...

A whale died after becoming stranded on a Scots beach with 15kg on marine debris inside its stomach. The huge 46 feet adult sperm whale was first spotted in January chronically entangled in rope and ...

"We could not confirm its size, but it doesn't look like a calf or juvenile. It looks more like an adult or sub-adult." ...

A sperm whale that died after stranding on the Isle of Harris in November 2019 had a 100kg "litter ball" in its stomach. Fishing nets, rope, packing straps, bags and plastic cups were among the items ...