New Zealand has recorded more than 5,000 whale strandings since 1840. The largest pilot whale stranding was of an estimated 1,000 whales at the Chatham Islands in 1918, according to the Department ...

Scientists in New Zealand began dissecting a rare spade-toothed whale on Monday. AP Photo/Derek Morrison. Van Helden has studied beaked whales for 35 years, but Monday was the first time he has ...

A new interactive tool illuminates the fraught world of the whale, overlaying tracking data for seven species with hazards ...

In a baffling show of generosity, killer whales across the globe are giving fish to humans—and scientists are racing to ...

New Zealand has recorded more than 5,000 whale strandings since 1840. The largest pilot whale stranding was of an estimated 1,000 whales at the Chatham Islands in 1918, according to the Department ...

New Zealand has recorded more than 5,000 whale strandings since 1840. The largest pilot whale stranding was of an estimated 1,000 whales at the Chatham Islands in 1918, according to the Department ...

Rescuers rope off an area around a dead pilot whale that was stranded on Ruakākā Beach in northland, New Zealand, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. More than 30 whales were safely returned to the ocean.

By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterSATURDAY, July 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — They’re known as "killer whales," but ...

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting ...