A mass stranding of long-finned pilot whales in southwestern Australia led to the deaths of 29 of the beached creatures on Thursday, officials said. Another 100 or so of the whales were rescued and ...

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 stranded long-finned pilot whale was euthanized in Sea Bright after attempts to return it to the ocean failed. The whale, a 15-foot male, was found stranded in the surf and deemed too weak to ...

Short-finned pilot whales can dive 5,000 feet under the surface to forage for squid. “These animals have been studied in locations around the world, but relatively little is known about them in ...

London — A dozen whales that initially survived a mass stranding this week off the northeast coast of Scotland had to be euthanized, a British marine life rescue charity has said. A total of 77 ...

Killer whales are among the oceans’ top predators. But in Iceland, pilot whales have them running scared. Filipa Samarra This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and ...

Up to 160 long-finned pilot whales beached on the western Australian coast Thursday and at least 26 died before wildlife authorities could begin a rescue attempt, officials said. A team of wildlife ...

A pilot whale, one presumes, could summer wherever it wants. For five days in August 1993, a sickly wayward whale trekked Long Island Sound from New Rochelle to Milton Harbor in Rye, delighting ...

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 ...

On Monday and Tuesday, those aboard the 7 Seas Whale Watch’s Privateer IV were greeted to a sight many captains and naturalists had not seen in more than 10 years: long-finned pilot whales frolicking ...

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 ...