In Canada, beaked whales are also susceptible to military sonar during naval exercises, fishing gear entanglements, ship strikes and noise pollution from oil and gas exploration. "Understanding ...

The discovery of five beaked whales in a single day has been described as 'highly unusual' The deaths of five whales found along Ireland's west coast may have been caused by naval sonar ...

A whale that washed up near a coastal resort has been formally identified as a Sowerby's beaked whale, which is rarely seen at sea. The body of the juvenile male was found on Saturday near ...

”They are an offshore animal, occupying deep water” Australian researchers on Thursday revealed they had filmed a pod of extremely rare Shepherd's beaked whales for the first time ever.The ...

The team of researchers came upon three unusual specimens while tracking a different, rare species of typically shy beaked whales on Nov. 17 near Mexico's remote San Benito Islands, about 500 ...

Sowerby’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens) surfacing in the waters off Terceira Island, Azores. The species’ characteristically long beak protrudes from the water during surfacing. Disclaimer ...