The pygmy right whale looks like a miniature version of a baleen whale, hence the name “pygmy.” It’s the smallest of the filter-feeding whales, weighing in at just under 1,000 pounds.Rarely observed ...

The pygmy right whale is an enigma in the whale world. Not only is it the smallest of the characteristically large filter-feeding baleen whales, but it's also rarely sighted and seldom studied ...

Beaked whales, humpback whales, North Atlantic right whales, pilot whales and sperm whales — not the pygmy kind — all migrate along the Atlantic coast. Depending on the species, some go as far ...

In a paper by Ross et al. (1975) it was suggested that there may be an inshore movement of pygmy right whale juveniles in spring and summer along the Southern African coast, which may constitute ...

Beaked whales, humpback whales, North Atlantic right whales, pilot whales and sperm whales — not the pygmy kind — all migrate along the Atlantic coast. Depending on the species, some go as far ...

JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — A pygmy whale died after it became stranded on a beach in Jupiter on Friday morning. According to Loggerhead Marine Veterinarian and Chief Science Officer Heather Barron ...

A Pygmy killer whale — rarely seen in the shallow waters that surround the Florida Keys — was found injured, sick and stranded just off a beach in the island chain on Sunday, a local marine ...

The whale showed evidence of infectious disease, Doshkov said. The Outer Banks strandings came days after the deaths of two humpback whales that washed up March 2 and 3 in Virginia Beach.

Beaked whales, humpback whales, North Atlantic right whales, pilot whales and sperm whales — not the pygmy kind — all migrate along the Atlantic coast. Depending on the species, some go as far ...