Green Anaconda – One of the largest snakes in the world, this giant constrictor can swallow large prey, including deer and caimans, and could theoretically consume a human. Nile Crocodile – These ...

Discover the fascinating world of ambergris, a rare and valuable substance produced by sperm whales, prized in the perfume ...

Whale, you’ll never believe what makes certain perfumes and colognes smell so good. A rare, waxy material called ambergris — ...

You won’t regret experiencing bioluminescence, swimming with sperm whales or witnessing the rush of a horizontal waterfall ...

Marine scientists are investigating yet another whale death after the carcass of a sperm whale washed up on Cuttyhunk Island over the weekend, one of at least a half dozen to wash ashore in ...

The economic stakes were high: Each expedition could yield hundreds of barrels of precious whale oil. There was also valuable ambergris, a substance from the sperm whale used in making perfumes ...

Whales may be known as gentle giants, but they still have a looming presence as the world’s loudest and largest animals. The ...

Scientists from the Cetacean Translation Initiative – or CETI – have discovered intricacies in sperm whale vocalisations never before observed, revealing structures similar to those found in ...

The sperm whale is the largest toothed predator on the planet and the master of the open ocean. The aim of the Blue Planet II team was to capture an intimate family portrait of sperm whales ...

Sperm Whales are deep sea diving whales that can ... These gases build up inside the carcass, causing the skin to stretch. If too much pressure builds up, the whale will explode and can injure ...

Scientists determined the cetacean was a 32-foot long female sperm whale, weighing about 22,000 pounds, said Stacey Hedman, a spokesperson for IFAW. “We were able to get transportation over and ...