EMERALD ISLE — A necropsy is planned on a pygmy sperm whale calf that stranded alive but died on the beach in Emerald Isle last Wednesday.

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A live, pygmy sperm whale calf was reported stranded on the beach in Emerald Isle Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2025. This whale was a female and died just before a rescue t… ...

A pygmy sperm whale calf died after being stranded on Emerald Isle on Wednesday, April 23. CMAST - NC State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology says that the mother was not seen ...

The carcass of a pygmy sperm whale washed up on Pismo State Beach on Friday.About 20 researchers, staff, and volunteers from The Marine Mammal Center and the Ch. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:03:02 GMT ...

Researchers are conducting testing on a pygmy sperm whale that washed ashore in Pismo Beach last week. Officials with The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC) say it’s rare for these types of whales to ...

“Pygmy sperm whales don’t show up on local beaches unless there is something wrong, so we started with a strong indication of poor health by virtue of the stranding itself,” said Dr. Peters.

In a recent incident in Cape Town, two Pygmy Sperm whales, a juvenile and an adult, were found beached at Melkbosstrand. The City of Cape Town (COCT) Marine Animal Stranding Network, along with the ...

Absolutely, not -- an especially a pygmy, a rare pygmy whale." A pigmy whale died hours after beaching itself on Daytona Beach Shores, Sept. 30, 2024. [Courtesy Jeremy Mascarella] ...

FUN FACT: Pygmy sperm whales can produce ink when threatened, just like squid. Apparently, TMMSN has seen over 40 pygmy sperm whales along the coast since 1980.

The most recent pygmy sperm whale stranding in Texas was on San Jose Island in February 2024. The most recent occurrence on Galveston Island was on East Beach in 2018.