March 26 (Reuters) - When a mother sperm whale gives birth, it is a remarkable team effort. Marine biologists have documented how multiple adult female sperm whales surrounded the mother as the whale ...

Scientists have managed to film a spectacular event rarely witnessed by humans: a sperm whale giving birth while other females worked together to support the mother and her newborn. A team from ...

Groundbreaking research shows female relatives — both young and old — acting as "midwives" as a sperm whale gives birth. The most comprehensive footage of a sperm whale birth ever recorded has also ...

The episode, involving a group of sperm whales, adds to evidence that humans aren’t the only species that gets some form of assistance during and after delivery. By Catrin Einhorn At first, the ...

Adult female whales gathered to help during birth process They lifted the newborn to sea surface for first breaths Birth process observed in Caribbean off Dominica's coast March 26 (Reuters) - When a ...