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The scars on a Sperm whale are caused by the suckers of giant squid. Each sucker has a sharp serrated ring of chitin which helps the squid attach itself to its prey. They will battle to survive the jaws of the sperm whale, by attaching themselves to the sperm whales skin, which causes circular tears and scratches.
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Do gray whales have baleen?
Gray whales are baleen whales. The Sperm whale is the only really big toothed whale.
Do female sperm whales have teeth?
The sperm whale is a toothed whale. The sperm whale could be the biggest animal in in existence that has teeth. It has big teeth (in it's lower jaw) to catch and eat large prey, such as the giant squid. Baleen is not a tooth, but, is a flexible plate, and baleen whales have many of them in the front of the mouths. Baleen whales, such as the blue whale, eat very small animals such as plankton by taking large amounts of water into their mouths. The whales then strain the water through their baleen, which traps the plankton inside, which are then swallowed. Whalers who caught sperm whales in the past, would sometimes take the large teeth and make drawings on them.
What are facts sperm whales?
sperm whales can stay underwater for 90 minutes
When do the sperm whales eat?
Sperm whales mainly eat giant squid.
When do sperm whales eat?
Sperm whales mainly eat giant squid.
Are sperm whales whales or porpoises?
The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), is a whale.
How many chromosomes do sperm whales have?
Sperm whales have 42 (2n) chromosomes.
Do sperm whales eat other sperm whales?
No documented cases of sperm whales eating eachother; they prey on squid mostly, from small to colossal.
Can basking whales close there mouths?
yes
Can beluga whales paint with their mouths?
yes
Are sperm whales warm blooded or cold blooded?
Sperm whales -like all whales - are warm blooded
What does most whales eat as their food?
Baleen whales swim with their mouths open and capture plankton, fish, krill, shrimp, octopus, various crustaceans and other sea sediments from the water with their baleen bristles. Sperm whales and killer whales have teeth. They eat fish, squids, birds, sea turtles, dolphins and even other whales.
