Despite what you might think, sharks are not the apex predators of the ocean. That accolade goes to these: orca whales. However, their cousins, sperm whales, have developed an interesting tactic for ...

ANCHORAGE -- Sperm whales have learned to pluck sablefish hauled from the black depths of the Gulf of Alaska, showing a dexterity that belies their enormous size and toothy, underslung jaws.

Kimberly Jeffries spotted the dead sperm whale from nearly half a mile away—a white mass the size of a bus bobbing in the calm early-morning waters. “It was one of those rare weeks where there ...

Officials think they know what killed a massive sperm whale that washed ashore on Thursday, about 12 miles north of Seaside ...

A 40-foot sperm whale washed up dead on the shore of the Oregon coast, and officials believe a ship was likely the cause of the endangered animal's death. The sperm whale washed up on a beach ...

Ambergris is often described as one of the world’s strangest natural occurrences. It is produced by sperm whales and has been used for centuries, but for many years its origin remained a mystery.

Researchers reanalyzing 15-million-year-old fossils unearthed in California over a century ago have described a new sperm whale genus: Albicetus, after the toothy white leviathan of Herman ...

Like humans, sperm whales love sablefish, also known as black cod, a fish prized for its rich, buttery taste. Alaska fishermen used to harvest black cod in frenzied derby-style openings using ...