Dead whales often explode when gases accumulate within their large carcasses, and a post-mortem will not only help identify the cause of death but also likely let out any gas to prevent an explosion.

For scientists, the only way to work out what a toothed whale eats is to either observe it hunting and eating, or look at the stomach contents of dead whales. The deep ocean is so dark that it is ...

When it struck the shore and deflated, I knew: it was a dead whale ... And even if you could spot a whale ahead, there's not much you could do about it. "The ship is an extremely large object ...

Killer whales (also called orcas) are apex predators, meaning they are at the top of their food chain. They feed on fish and squid like other odontocetes (toothed whales) do, but will also target ...

One whale was found dead on Tuesday morning, while three others were confirmed dead just before 15:00 BST. Two of the whales ...

People have known that whales make sounds since the seventies, roughly. And since then people have been wondering, how do they do this ... from three dead, stranded whales - a humpback, minke ...

He said: "You need to remove a dead whale from a public beach so ... goes for disposal in the same way as fallen stock do from farms." The whales stranded on Lewis will be moved to a landfill ...

Workers on a beach in Suffolk County, using a backhoe to remove a dead whale. facebook/amseasorg Since the NOAA investigation launched seven years ago, 26 whales have died in New York’s waters ...

The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said the situation was still "ongoing" but it was "very difficult". One whale was found dead on Tuesday morning, while three others were confirmed dead ...