Sperm whales alter their communication with each other when ships are nearby, a new study suggests. A four-year study of 15 ...

Researchers believe that the ocean giants doze underwater for 10 to 15 minutes at a time with their heads facing upward.

It is not known if sperm whales must be awake to demonstrate this unique behaviour, that scientists believe may help them ...

So, at the ocean surface, sperm whales ( Physeter macrocephalus) are positively buoyant. Yet, somehow, they rest in a ...

Sperm whales are able to hang vertically in the water while sleeping by releasing gas bubbles that regulate their buoyancy, scientists have discovered.

Learn how sperm whales regulate their buoyancy while resting vertically just below the waves.

Like a group of scheming teens shifting their conversation when a teacher walks by, sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) ...

For sperm whales to live well, they must be heard. Whether diving to forage or chatting at the surface, orsupporting each ...

Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was close ...

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Scientists studying decades of pygmy sperm whale strandings have uncovered three previously unknown types of Helicobacter bacteria hiding in the animals’ stomachs. All four infected whales showed ...