A little known, shy whale has surprised scientists by staying submerged for almost four hours. Cuvier's beaked whales are known for their abilities to dive deep and they average around an hour ...

Whale expert Anton van Helden, who has studied beaked whales for 35 years and described them as "the most enigmatic group of large mammals on the planet," expressed his excitement about the discovery.

Scientists are probing the depths of Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument to learn more about elusive beaked whales. The small boat maneuvered within yards of a rare True’s beaked ...

Earlier this year, a spade-toothed beaked whale washed up on a New Zealand beach, offering researchers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Known as Mesoplodon traversii, this species is so elusive ...

Larger animals, like loggerhead sea turtles, humpback whales and True's beaked whale have also been found with microplastics in their stomach. The True's beaked whale only forages in the deep ...

One of the whales was found dead in Northern Ireland, and the rest in the Republic of Ireland. Many of the animals that died were Cuvier's and True's beaked whales, which are a deep-diving species.

"Beaked whales are the most enigmatic group of large mammals on the planet," Dr Van Helden said. "They are deep divers that are rarely seen at sea, which presents real challenges for researching ...

The first dissection of a spade-toothed whale, a type of beaked whale, was completed last week after a painstaking examination at a research center near the New Zealand city of Dunedin ...

In September 2002, 14 beaked whales washed ashore in the Canary Islands bleeding from the ears. All eventually died. A post-mortem examination revealed that the whales showed signs of ...

In a post on social media, Project Jonah said another stranding had taken place in Christchurch, involving a juvenile beaked whale that came ashore in New Brighton. Project Jonah was called to ...