I don't believe there are hump back whales in captivity. There are many killer whales, but i don't think the aquarium owners could keep a whale that large.
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Sperm whales have 42 (2n) chromosomes.
I don't believe there are hump back whales in captivity. There are many killer whales, but i don't think the aquarium owners could keep a whale that large.None.
They cant keep Whales in captivity but if your talking about Killer Whales and other Whales like Balugas then yes they do.
Sperm whales have 42 (2n) chromosomes.
Baleen whales are technically larger than tooth whales because the blue whale is the largest animal on the planet, but the sperm whale, which is a tooth whale, is pretty large.The baleen whales are normally larger, except for the sperm whale, which can be as long as many baleen whales.
An Sperm Whales can dive for about 5 mintures
There is no good data available on the total number of sperm whales in the wild (and they are not kept in captivity for the same reasons--deep divers and they remain submerged most of their life). They are just too difficult to count. While on the endangered species list, sperm whales are the most prolific of all whale species, and estimates put their total between 200,000 and 1,500,000. See the related link below for the best data available.
sperm whales can stay underwater for 90 minutes
The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), is a whale.
Sperm whales mainly eat giant squid.
Sperm whales mainly eat giant squid.
No documented cases of sperm whales eating eachother; they prey on squid mostly, from small to colossal.