SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The state of Baja California’s civil protection agency is asking the public to stay away from stranded sea lions and other marine mammals on the beach. Officials are ...

Pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) are among the ocean's most enigmatic inhabitants—rarely seen and largely unstudied. They live far offshore in small groups, diving in search of squid and fish.

Pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) are among the ocean’s most enigmatic inhabitants – rarely seen and largely unstudied. They live far offshore in small groups, diving in search of squid and fish.

A stranded whale died Tuesday, May 5 on Samish Island south of Bellingham in Skagit County. A young subadult male fin whale was initially alive when it was stranded on a beach Monday night, but ...

Studying foraging behavior in marine mammals is especially difficult. Unlike terrestrial animals, which can often be directly observed, marine mammals feed underwater and across vast, remote areas, ...