California State Parks rangers found the adult pygmy sperm whale on the beach north of Grand Avenue last week. They reported the discovery on Friday at 8 a.m. to the Marine Mammal Center ...

Researchers with the Marine Mammal Center and the Channel Islands Cetacean Research Unit performed a necropsy on a pygmy sperm whale on Feb. 14, 2025. Emily Pomeroy with the Marine Mammal Center ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This past weekend, the Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles (MMCC) responded to a call on a rare pygmy sperm whale struggling in the surf at Dockweiler State Beach ...

(CNN) - A rarely seen and little-understood species of whale washed up on a California beach. A pygmy sperm whale washed up on the shore at Pismo State Beach on Valentine’s Day. It’s exciting for ...

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 ...

(CNN) - A rarely seen and little-understood species of whale washed up on a California beach. A pygmy sperm whale washed up on the shore at Pismo State Beach on Valentine’s Day. It’s exciting ...

No immediate indication of cause of death found in the rare stranding of pygmy sperm whale This past weekend, the Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles (MMCC) responded to a call on a rare pygmy ...

A whale carcass washed up on Pismo State Beach last week — and the cause of death is still unknown, according to the Marine Mammal Center. California State Parks rangers found the adult pygmy sperm ...