and the species gets its name from the spade-toothed shape of its teeth. Spade-toothed beaked whales also have unique stomachs. This whale, in particular, had around a dozen chambers inside its ...

The teeth and the bones are prized for decorations or use in artwork, such as engravings and carvings, prosecutors said. Sperm whales, the largest species of toothed whale, are found in all deep ...

Officials said the whale, identified as a juvenile sperm whale, had "a peaceful and humane passing after a long journey." ...

At first glance, they were indistinguishable from other toothed whales at the time – meaning those with teeth rather than the long fibrous baleen found in filter feeders like blue whales.

The largest megalodon tooth ever found is almost 18 centimetres long. By comparison, great white teeth are usually about five centimetres long. In order to tackle prey as large as whales, megalodon ...

My girlfriend Ashley and I went on a very short afternoon hunt recently, but did exceptionally well! We found Megalodon, Mako, and Tiger shark teeth, whale fossils, tons of beautiful shell fossils, ...

This week's critter might be the most mysterious mammal on Earth. There are only seven records of the spade-toothed whale, Mesoplodon traversii - despite it being the size of a car. The first record ...

But on Monday a small group of scientists and cultural experts in New Zealand clustered around a near-perfectly preserved spade-toothed whale hoping to decode decades of mystery.

Delphinidae is the family that includes all oceanic dolphin species. Orcas, also known as killer whales, are the largest dolphins and some of the world’s most powerful predators. All dolphins are ...

and the species gets its name from the spade-toothed shape of its teeth. Spade-toothed beaked whales also have unique stomachs. This whale, in particular, had around a dozen chambers inside its ...

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 ...