COROLLA — A “very emaciated” pygmy sperm whale that washed up on an Outer Banks beach had to be euthanized Wednesday afternoon. The whale was stranded in the Ocean Hill neighborhood in the ...

These animals look so similar to pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) that it's challenging to tell the two apart. They were even believed to be the same species until 1966.

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 ...

An emaciated adult pygmy sperm whale was euthanized after washing up on the shore in Corolla on Wednesday, according to Marina Doshkov, Jennette's Pier Marine Mammal Stranding coordinator.

Rarely seen species of deep sea whale found alive on North Carolina’s Emerald Isle, but it died before help arrived, officials say. It was a pygmy sperm whale.

A “very emaciated” pygmy sperm whale that washed up on an Outer Banks beach had to be euthanized Wednesday afternoon.

The smallest species of whale tricks its predators by gushing gallons of red fluid into the water when under attack.

Rarely seen species of deep sea whale found alive on North Carolina’s Emerald Isle, but it died before help arrived, officials say. It was a pygmy sperm whale.

Rarely seen species of deep sea whale found alive on North Carolina’s Emerald Isle, but it died before help arrived, officials say. It was a pygmy sperm whale.

Rarely seen species of deep sea whale found alive on North Carolina’s Emerald Isle, but it died before help arrived, officials say. It was a pygmy sperm whale.

Rarely seen species of deep sea whale found alive on North Carolina’s Emerald Isle, but it died before help arrived, officials say. It was a pygmy sperm whale.