Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A newborn sperm whale in this photograph taken July 2023 off the coast of Dominica, in this photo released on March 26, 2026.

Just like us, humpback whales have their preferences. They are incredibly intelligent creatures, with brains that can weigh ...

Scientists have managed to film a spectacular event rarely witnessed by humans: a sperm whale giving birth while other females worked together to support the mother and her newborn. A team from ...

Eleven sperm whales gathered near the surface off the coast of Dominica on the morning of July 8, 2023, and stayed there for hours. That alone was unusual. What researchers watching from a drone above ...

Scientists are sharing their remarkable findings about sperm whales after studying what they call the "most comprehensive" documentation of a sperm whale birth. According to a release from Project ...

For over two decades, scientists have been studying the lives of sperm whales living in the waters surrounding the island of Dominica. They’ve learned a lot, but the most pivotal moment in their ...

ONLINE EMBARGO 18.00 GMT, 26/03/26 Giving birth is a family affair - for whales, reveals new research.Ground-breaking video shows female relatives - both young and old - acting as 'midwives' as a ...

One of the world's rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility of extinction. The ...

NEW YORK — Rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth has offered scientists a window into the behavior of these large, elusive mammals. The video taken in 2023 shows female whales from two family ...

When researchers spotted blood in the water off the coast of Dominica on July 8, 2023, they feared the worst. What they witnessed instead was one of the most detailed wild sperm whale birth ...

The last scientific record of a sperm whale birth dates back to 1986 — and that account included only written observations. Now, a team of researchers has captured one of the most detailed wild sperm ...

Giving birth is a family affair - for whales, reveals new research.Ground-breaking video shows female relatives - both young and old - acting as 'midwives' as a sperm whale gives birth. The most ...