Adult female whales gathered to help during birth process They lifted the newborn to sea surface for first breaths Birth process observed in Caribbean off Dominica's coast March 26 (Reuters) - When a ...

With the notable exception of humans, most mammals give birth alone. But in July 2023, researchers in the Caribbean witnessed something extraordinary: sperm whales not only attending a birth but ...

Scientists have captured one of the most detailed observations of a sperm whale birth ever recorded in the wild. This rare insight shows how the deep diving marine mammals reproduce and interact ...

Dolphins whistle, humpback whales sing and sperm whales click. Now, a new analysis of sperm whale codas — a unique series of clicks — suggests a previously unrecognized acoustic pattern. The finding, ...

When marine biologist Shane Gero spotted a plume of blood spreading across the water where a group of sperm whales had gathered in the Caribbean, he feared the worst — injury to one of the whales, ...