In deep, tropical offshore waters, there exists a whale that’s roughly the size of a dolphin. Sightings of it are extremely rare, and few people have captured it on film. Despite its small size, it ...

By Claire Turrell Indonesian scientists have attached a satellite tag onto an endangered pygmy blue whales for the first time by drone. The tag’s data not only revealed a new feeding site for the ...

This is the first time drone-based tagging has been employed for tracking the movements of pygmy blue whales.

Busselton Jetty in Western Australia, famed as the longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere, is a popular spot for peaceful strolls and stunning ocean views. However, over the weekend it ...

The Ocean Conservation Administration said several pygmy killer whale strandings have occurred in southwestern Taiwan during the spring in recent years, though the causes remain unclear. The agency ...

Pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) are among the ocean's most enigmatic inhabitants—rarely seen and largely unstudied. They live far offshore in small groups, diving in search of squid and fish.

The pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata) is the smallest of all baleen whales although it can grow to six meters in length and weigh up to three tons. The species occurs circumpolar in the Antarctic ...