By Johnny Diaz A South Carolina man pleaded guilty on Thursday to importing sperm whale teeth and bones from four countries and selling them in the United States, federal prosecutors said.

Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales in the world, reaching 45 tons and living for decades. Their populations were imperiled by historic whaling practices and they are still considered rare ...

A Beaufort man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to charges related to illegally trafficking endangered sperm whale bones and teeth. Lauren DeLoach, age 69, was charged under the Lacey Act, the ...

Now a crew of biologists, students, volunteers and onlookers is breaking down the carcass in order to send the whale's bones to their permanent home at a Wasilla museum. Earlier this month ...

A 16.5-million-year-old "unusually complete" baleen whale fossil was found off the Santa Barbara Coast. While discovering the ...

A South Carolina man pleaded guilty to importing and selling sperm whale teeth and bones, a violation of federal wildlife laws, the Justice Department announced. Lauren H. DeLoach, 69, of Saint ...