In a groundbreaking discovery, construction workers have unearthed thousands of marine fossils, echoing Palos Verdes ...

baleen whales don’t have teeth or vocal cords. Instead, in their voice boxes, they have a U-shaped tissue that allows them to breathe in massive amounts of air and a large “cushion” of fat ...

This large sperm whale tooth is 7-1/2 inches high. On the main side is a portrait bust of a middle-aged man from the left side. He is well dressed with vest, tie and jacket, but unshaven and growing ...

T hree tooth marks on the rib indicate the whale was once severely bitten by a strong-jawed animal. Judging by the ...

Sperm whales are much larger than giant squid and have much bigger teeth. Surely that should instantly give them a massive advantage? Well, let’s compare the sperm whale and the giant squid so we can ...

They would scrape down a a whale tooth with their jackknife and sand it with usually shark skin and then buff the tooth with chamois and get it somewhat polished enough that they can scratch a ...

Others whales keep their teeth - this group includes dolphins, porpoises, orcas and sperm whales. But are you a deep-sea enthusiast? Explore the inky depths in our expert-led, online and on-demand ...

and DOC said local Maori communities would take part in deciding the whale's fate. The species was first described in 1874 after a lower jaw and two teeth were collected from New Zealand's Chatham ...

Fortunately, the ocean offers a range of dining options. All whales are divided into two suborders: Odontoceti (those that have teeth) and Mysticeti (which have baleen plates instead). A whale's diet ...

The scientific name for killer whales is Orcinus orca, which was given in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus, who ...