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SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) — An adult dwarf sperm whale stranded on Sullivan's Island had to be euthanized to "prevent further suffering," the Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network said in a social ...

The smallest member of the filter-feeding family is one of the only whale species not to embark on seasonal migrations, new research finds. The pygmy right whale is an enigma in the whale world. Not ...

Researchers have finally settled a decades-long dispute about the evolutionary origins of the pygmy right whale. Researchers have finally settled a decades-long dispute about the evolutionary origins ...

Members of the marine mammal rescue group Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder walk with a Pygmy killer whale that was found stranded off the beach at Long Key State Park in the Florida Keys on ...

Endangered pygmy blue whales dive to depths in the ocean to forage and feed along their migratory path off the Western Australian coast, new research led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science ...

The pygmy right whale is an enigma in the whale world. Not only is it the smallest of the characteristically large filter-feeding baleen whales, but it’s also rarely sighted and seldom studied – ...

COROLLA — A “very emaciated” pygmy sperm whale that washed up on an Outer Banks beach had to be euthanized Wednesday afternoon. The whale was stranded in the Ocean Hill neighborhood in the late ...

Dwarf sperm whales have an unusual way to protect themselves if they come under attack. When they feel threatened, these tiny whales release their intestinal fluid, turning the water red. Growing up ...

In deep, tropical offshore waters, there exists a whale that's roughly the size of a dolphin. Sightings of it are extremely rare, and few people have captured it on film. Despite its small size, it ...