They have between 40 and 52 teeth in their long, narrow lower jaw which are thick and conical, and can grow to 20cm (eight ...

Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales in the world, reaching 45 tons and living for decades. Their populations were imperiled by historic whaling practices and they are still considered rare ...

The biggest teeth in the whale world are found in sperm whales, which can be 4 to 8 inches long. “These conical teeth are only located in the lower jaw both in males and females,” Loch says. Any ...

Volunteers remove remaining lengths of rope from the whale after it was found stranded on Monday A sperm whale that was entangled in ropes has died after it became stranded on a shore of the ...

A sperm whale spotted entangled in ropes off Skye last week has become stranded on a shore off the nearby island of Raasay. British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) managed to cut five ropes from ...

A Lowcountry man has agreed to plead guilty to federal felony charges of trafficking in sperm whale teeth and bones, according to court records. Lauren DeLoach, a 69-year-old Beaufort area resident, ...