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Rare Look at Melon-Headed Whales off Maui

Charles Louis Millman of Maui Marine Photography captured this rare look of what he described as a pod of melon-headed whales off of Kīhei, Maui today.

Necropsy Reveals Dwarf Sperm Whale was Pregnant, Diseased

A dwarf sperm whale that beached itself along the Kīhei shoreline in South Maui on Christmas Day was a pregnant female that likely suffered from infectious disease, according to a necropsy conducted by the Hawaiʻi Pacific University.

Findings Unveiled in Study of Rare Whale Found on Maui

The Longman’s beaked whale died after stranding itself on March 22 at Hamoa Beach. It is the subject of the most in-depth research conducted to date on the species.