Those in the Savannah area were part of a unique but tragic scene. A sperm whale was beached on the shore of Hilton Head Island over the weekend. Why did this happen and what do we know?

A 31-foot sperm whale at risk of death washed up on Hilton Head Island on Saturday evening, drawing a crowd of onlookers to ...

A crew of 25 people performed a necropsy on the animal Monday, after it had been euthanized, to probe deeper into why it washed up on Hilton Head Island.

Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have led efforts to keep the whale comfortable.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) — A juvenile sperm whale that became stranded on the South Carolina coast was euthanized Sunday night after experts determined it was too weak and sick to be ...

HILTON HEAD, S.C. (WCIV) — Officials completed Tuesday a necropsy and preliminary analysis on the carcass of a juvenile male sperm whale that stranded on Hilton Head Island Saturday. The ...

A sperm whale beached itself on Saturday and veterinarians were forced to euthanize it on Sunday. It was determined the whale was too emaciated to survive. The whale was a juvenile that weighed 20 ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC/Gray News) – Beachgoers in Georgia found themselves in shock after a sperm whale beached itself on the shore of Hilton Head Island Sunday. The whale was still alive as ...