The pygmy right whale looks like a miniature version of a baleen whale, hence the name "pygmy." It's the smallest of the filter-feeding whales, weighing in at just under 1,000 pounds. Rarely ...

The pygmy right whale, a mysterious and elusive creature that rarely comes to shore, is the last living relative of an ancient group of whales long believed to be extinct, a new study suggests.

But cooler temperatures in November mean you might catch a glimpse of one of the rarest animals in area waters: whales. Only one species, the pygmy whale, makes its home in the ocean off of South ...

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, along with veterinarians and volunteers, responded to two adult pygmy killer whales stranded onshore at Sugar Beach in Kihei on Tuesday ...

Pygmy blue whales are migrating down the west coast, providing an opportunity for researchers to use specialised tracking devices to reveal some of the mysteries of the elusive cetaceans.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries officials came to the aid of 10 pygmy killer whales that beached themselves at Sugar Beach on Aug. 29. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER ...

DoC Many of the whales had severe injuries from being caught in the shallow water Ten pygmy whales were also found dead on a beach in Northland on Sunday. Whale strandings are not uncommon in New ...

They are some of the biggest creatures on the planet, but we know very little about them. Pygmy blue whales are migrating ...

Authorities said half the whales had already died by then, while the other half were put down as it would have been too difficult to save them. In separate incidents, 12 pygmy whales and a sperm ...

Jan 13, 2022 Jan 13, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2023 SALISBURY — A pygmy sperm whale stranded at Salisbury Beach State Reservation was able to refloat on its own after at least a few hours in distress.