On Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2025, the NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology personnel found a live pygmy sperm whale ...

A live Pygmy sperm whale calf was found stranded on Emerald Isle last week and later died. The NC State Center for Marine ...

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WITN) - A sad discovery at Emerald Isle this week as a live Pygmy sperm whale calf stranded itself and ...

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 team ...

“Pygmy sperm whales are pelagic, deep diving, squid eaters and are rarely seen at sea because they spend little time at the surface,” the center reported in an April 25 Facebook post.