Being a mother is a tremendous accomplishment and one of the most challenging jobs in the world. This applies even in the animal kingdom, where it can be a literal dog-eat-dog world for many species.

Experts from the Scottish government’s Marine Directorate reported that the group of pilot-finned whales, who are a highly social species, had likely followed the female into shallow waters on the ...

A large-scale stranding of long-finned pilot whales in Lewis may have been triggered by a female experiencing a difficult birth, according to a new report. More than 50 whales died after they got into ...