To confirm what was happening, Ortega Jiménez and colleagues not only developed computer models of water dynamics, but 3D printed flamingo beaks and feet to see how their shape and movement ...

Sonar, originally SONAR, an acronym for SOund Navigation And Ranging, allows animals (or man-made devices like submarines) to ...

A blue whale’s tongue weighs as much as an elephant ... Beyond direct consumption, blue whales shape prey populations through behavioral influences and ecological cascades. When a blue whale enters a ...

A rare and dramatic predation event saw a superpod of more than 60 orcas take down a pygmy blue whale off the coast of ...

The blue whale holds the title for the largest animal on Earth ... The African elephant’s size and strength allow it to shape its environment, creating paths through dense vegetation and dispersing ...

A beached sperm whale that washed up on Hilton Head Island Saturday evening was euthanized late last night, according to the town’s Facebook post. The 31-foot whale is believed to be a juvenile ...

Those in the Savannah area were part of a unique but tragic scene. A sperm whale was beached on the shore of Hilton Head Island over the weekend. Why did this happen and what do we know?

Here’s how to ensure that your trip does more good than harm. A gray whale “spyhops,” a vertical position that allows the whale to check out its surroundings, as a boat lingers in the ...

A whale that beached itself on Hilton Head Island on May 4 has been euthanized, local officials announced. The whale, which officials have identified as a juvenile sperm whale, was sedated and ...