Sperm whales are named after the waxy substance found in their large heads called spermaceti. The spermaceti is an oil sac ...

Scientists refer to sperm whales with the more sensible species name Physeter macrocephalus. Reaching up to 18.5 meters (60 ...

Learn all about the unmistakable pilot whale, from their diet and size to life in the pod and why, sadly, they're prone to ...

Quick Take The sperm whale was designated Connecticut’s official state animal in 1975 to honor a 19th-century whaling empire ...

SnotBot: a drone fitted with six petri dishes that collect a whale’s snot by flying over the animal as it surfaces and ...