The beached whale that washed up Saturday evening on Hilton Head Island was buried Monday. A crew of 25 performed a necropsy to probe deeper into what was troubling the young creature. Li Khan The ...

A young sperm whale that died after becoming stranded on a Scottish island last week had a ball of debris weighing roughly 100 kilograms (220 pounds) in its stomach, according to an organization that ...

MILAN (AP) — An 8-meter (26-foot) sperm whale was found dead off Sardinia with 22 kilograms (48.5 pounds) of plastic in its belly, prompting the World Wildlife Foundation to sound an alarm Monday over ...

A young whale whose carcass washed up in the Philippines died of "dehydration and starvation" after consuming 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of plastic bags, scientists have found. Marine biologist and ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A dead whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia had a large lump of plastic waste in its stomach, including drinking cups and flip-flops, a park official said Tuesday, ...

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center conducted a necropsy on a 20-foot minke whale that came into Barnegat Bay over the weekend. The necropsy found that the female whale was in overall thin condition.

HARRIS, Scotland – A young sperm whale that died after becoming stranded on a Scottish island last week had a ball of debris weighing roughly 100 kilograms (220 pounds) in its stomach, according to an ...