BEACH walkers were stunned to come across a massive whale skull washed up on the shore. Samuel Watkiss, 24, a keen surfer and environmentalist from Yorkshire Dales, stumbled upon the ...

Grief has long thought to be a human trait, but other animals – from killer whales to crows – also appear to suffer loss when ...

Dozens of pilot whales have been found dead on a Scottish beach in an “incredibly ... place in 1927 when 126 out of more than 130 false killer whales died in the Dornoch Firth in the Highlands ...

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are one of the ocean’s most impressive and intelligent predators. Known for their ...

This is the largest stranding in Scotland since 1995. Last year, 55 pilot whales died after stranding on Lewis. The largest UK stranding happened in 1927 when 126 false killer whales died in ...

In 1927 Museum staff commandeered trains to transport 126 false killer whales from Scotland to South Kensington. It's not the most conventional cargo - but staff specialising in cetacean strandings ...

dolphins and porpoises in Scotland. During December, the Whale Track community has reported humpback, minke and killer whales, bottlenose and common dolphin, and harbour porpoise in Scotland’s seas.