SCDNR said the whale died of natural causes. It was alive for awhile on the beach but died shortly after. When whales get sick they typically come to shore. The whale is estimated to weigh 300 pounds.

A right whale and its calf swim along the Atlantic coast. Right whales move south to the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida in winter to give birth to calves. The whales are among the rarest in the world ...

Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales in the world, reaching 45 tons and living for decades. Their populations were imperiled by historic whaling practices and they are still considered rare ...