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?

Officials completed Tuesday a necropsy and preliminary analysis on the carcass of a juvenile male sperm whale that stranded ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — Marine scientists are working to determine what caused a juvenile sperm whale to beach itself May 3 though starvation is the leading theory. The whale met its end on a ...

A crew of 25 people performed a necropsy on the animal Monday, after it had been euthanized, to probe deeper into why it washed up on Hilton Head Island.

A sperm whale that beached itself on Hilton Head Island will be euthanized with medicine from Florida, a veterinarian from ...

The whale, which officials have identified as a juvenile sperm whale, was sedated and euthanized the night of May 4. Calling the whale’s death "a peaceful and humane passing after a long journey ...

A 31-foot sperm whale at risk of death washed up on Hilton Head Island on Saturday evening, drawing a crowd of onlookers to ...

Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have led efforts to keep the whale comfortable.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A sperm whale that beached itself on a popular South Carolina resort island was euthanized late Sunday after veterinarians determined it was too sick to help.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- A male sperm whale washed ashore on Hilton Head Island over the weekend and drew dozens of onlookers to Coligny Beach days later. Crews worked throughout Monday to ...

A beached sperm whale on the shores of Hilton Head Island. Photo courtesy of Hilton Head Island Government and Facebook. WRAL staff A juvenile sperm whale that beached on the shores of Hilton Head ...