That makes Ontocetus a genus in the walrus family, Odobenidae. Modern sperm whales only have teeth in their lower jaw, and they don't seem to use them when feeding. "It was these really large ...

A sperm whale recently washed ashore on a beach ... Its mouth was agape — revealing a row of sharp teeth on its lower jaw — and blood could be seen on its scarred head.

An adult sperm whale washed ashore on the Oregon coast last week, and according to a necropsy conducted by researchers, it could have been hit by a vessel. According to a Facebook post from the ...

SEASIDE, Ore. — An adult male sperm whale that washed ashore between Del Ray and Sunset Beach was hit by a vessel, according to a necropsy performed by researchers. The nearly 53-foot whale ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 53-foot sperm whale, which was struck by a vessel, washed ashore north of Seaside on Thursday afternoon, days after it died, the Seaside Aquarium posted on their ...

A recent study, published in Papers in Palaeontology, discusses the reanalysis of the only known Idiorophus patagonicus specimen. After a nearly 130-year scientific slumber, the study, titled ...

It had long been speculated, but never proven, that sperm whales hunt on the bottom of the ocean floor. "The Americas" team finally proved the theory right. Marine scientists had long speculated ...

THIS is the shocking moment a gargantuan 50-foot, 35-tonne sperm whale is found on a Brit holiday beach before needing to get towed away by a lorry due to its size. The enormous marine mammal had ...