“For the first time, we were going to have a little more insight into the deep, underwater behavior of this elusive species.” Beaked whales are among the most mysterious marine mammals in the world.

This past July 4th, a rare beaked whale washed up on a beach in New Zealand. This species is so elusive it has never been ...

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Experts have suggested that this was an unusually deep dive for this species, and a more normal depth is 2,000 metres. A more recent 5-year study of nearly 3,700 deep dives by 23 beaked whales found ...

A rare whale species has finally made its cinematic debut. Science students captured two True's beaked whales on camera during an expedition in Portugal's Azores Islands. Their video is the first ...

A potentially fatal virus that was previously only found in a Longman’s beaked whale stranded on Maui in 2010 has now been discovered in 10 whale and dolphin host species across the Pacific.

The deepest whale dive recorded so far was made by a Cuvier's beaked whale. A 2014 study used satellite-linked ... Experts have suggested that this dive was unusually deep for this species. A more ...

A dead Longman’s beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus), identified as a pregnant female, was found beached along the shoreline ...

A tragic incident has unfolded in Hartenbos in Mossel Bay, where two beaked whales were found stranded on the shore.