Sperm whale, the largest toothed sea creature, was sighted off California coast near Monterey Bay, thrilling onlookers with its rare appearance, the group said.

The “surprise visitor” of another gray whale was “spotted cruising just off the coast of Laguna Beach” about a 60-mile drive southeast of downtown Los Angeles, the group said.

Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known ...

Paris Hoisington, 31, and her daughter Josie Law, 11, point to the area on Cortez Beach in Manatee County where the girl found a message in a bottle on Sunday (Spectrum News/Josh Rojas).