The marine mammals stranded themselves in Hamelin Bay, 315 km south of the state’s capital, Perth, between March 22 and 23. All but six of more than 150 short-finned pilot whales that stranded ...

TASS/. China's very first rescued short-finned pilot whale has been successfully released in the southern Chinese province of Hainan. The mammal was set free into the ocean 70 nautical miles from ...

The camera then pans around and leans over to show the whale close to the surface of the water, right under the boat. The ...

It comes after another whale, an orca, died at the same theme park in January. Fredi, also known as 301, was one of 23 short-finned pilot whales found stranded eight years ago. She was deemed non ...

Pilot whales are not considered endangered, although exact population numbers are not known. Scientists believe there are about one million long-finned and 200,000 short-finned pilot whales worldwide.

A short-finned pilot whale and its calf surface off the coast of Manteo, NC. These are among the species found with microplastics in their tissues. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Many of the recorded mass strandings include long-finned or short-finned pilot whales - a species of oceanic dolphin that grows 7 metres (23 ft) long and can weigh up to 3 tonnes. Olaf Meynecke ...

BANGKALAN, Indonesia--Only three of 45 short-finned pilot whales survived the mass stranding Friday in shallow waters on Indonesia's Madura Island off the northeastern coast of Java, officials said.

This natural biological process is known to exist in just five species of toothed whale: short-finned pilot whales, false killer whales, killer whales, narwhals and beluga whales. The researchers ...

Five species of whales go through menopause, the only other mammals to do so aside from humans. Short-finned pilot whales, ...

Apart from the threat of beaching, pilot whales also face challenges due to human activity. From becoming entangled in fishing gear, to hunting in areas like Japan, short-finned pilot whales often ...