He collected specimens that inspired his theory of Natural Selection.This carved sperm whale's tooth, or scrimshaw, was made on the HMS Beagle. It is made from ivory and was carved by James Bute.

The world’s first autopsy of this rare whale enabled indigenous people and conservation scientists in New Zealand to learn more about the Mesoplodon traversii, or spade-toothed whale. The whale ...

Whales are the biggest creatures on Earth. These animals are found in every ocean, but that doesn't make them fish.

Certain skeletal features of archaic whales, particularly their large, triangular cheek teeth, strongly resembled those of mesonychids, a group of hoofed Eocene carnivores. (The massive ...

It was a sperm whale’s tooth. 9½ in. long and 4½ in. in diameter. “This wasn’t just an ordinary whale’s tooth,” marveled a White House aide. “I guess it is supposed to be the biggest ...