Many Savannah-area residents were amazed and heartbroken to see a sperm whale washed up on the shore of Hilton Head Island. What may have caused this?

The economic stakes were high: Each expedition could yield hundreds of barrels of precious whale oil. There was also valuable ambergris, a substance from the sperm ... able to stock up on ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Experts are working to comfort a beached sperm whale in South Carolina as they wait for the appropriate euthanasia medication. The town of Hilton Head shared photos of ...

A sperm whale was ... the course of the day, the whale traveled up the coastline, passing a fishing boat, a ferry and a kayaker, occasionally changing directions. Photos show the creature ...

A beached sperm whale on the shores of Hilton Head Island. Photo courtesy of Hilton Head Island Government and Facebook. WRAL staff A juvenile sperm whale that beached on the shores of Hilton Head ...

A male sperm whale washed ashore on Hilton Head Island over the weekend and drew dozens of onlookers to Coligny Beach days ...

What happened with the sperm whale on Hilton Head Island? Hilton Head Island's government posted updates and photos of the scene on Facebook. As of Sunday morning, the whale was alive, but ...