Officials completed Tuesday a necropsy and preliminary analysis on the carcass of a juvenile male sperm whale that stranded ...

Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have led efforts to keep the whale comfortable. Clay George, a marine animal biologist with NOAA, said sperm whales are part ...

Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales in the world, reaching 45 tons and living for decades. Their populations were imperiled by historic whaling practices and they are still considered rare ...