Researchers report a major decline in PFAS contamination in pilot whales following chemical phaseouts, suggesting benefits ...

An unusual encounter with a group of orcas near Iceland led researchers to discover a new and complex behaviour - they had taken in baby pilot whales, and not necessarily to eat them. Scientists ...

Short-finned pilot whales can dive 5,000 feet under the surface to forage for squid. “These animals have been studied in locations around the world, but relatively little is known about them in ...

Short-finned pilot whales consume between 82 and 202 of the marine molluscs each every day off the coast of Hawai’i, according to the study. An international research team - made up of scientists from ...

A stranded long-finned pilot whale was euthanized in Sea Bright after attempts to return it to the ocean failed. The whale, a 15-foot male, was found stranded in the surf and deemed too weak to ...

HOBART, Australia -- Around 200 whales have died and just 35 remain alive following a mass stranding in Australia this week, rescue teams say. The pilot whales were found Wednesday stranded on an ...

Scientists have identified two unknown circoviruses in short-finned pilot whales and orcas living in the Caribbean region of the North Atlantic Ocean ...

Scientists have discovered hidden viruses in whales and orcas, revealing a secret side of ocean life no one had seen before.

An adult pilot whale needs about 142 squid a day to meet its energy requirements, according to a new University of Hawaii study. Hawaii’s population of pilot whales is unique because they do not ...

Here’s some important life advice: do not try to challenge a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) to a squid-eating contest. Research out today shows that these marine mammals can ...