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How many chromosomes do sperm whales have?
Sperm whales have 42 chromosomes in total. This includes 21 pairs of chromosomes.
How many chromosomes do whales have?
Sperm whales have 42 (2n) chromosomes.
Are toothed whales or baleen whales bigger?
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.
How many minutes can a sperm whale dive for?
An Sperm Whales can dive for about 5 mintures
How many types of whales live in antarctica?
I'm assuming you meant whales in the waters OFF Antarctica. Some whale species living in the Antarctic Ocean include Right, Blue, Sei, Humpback, Minke, Fin, Sperm, Orca and Southern Bottlenose Whales.
Do most whales live in one place?
No. There are many species of whales and they are in all sorts of waters. Many migrate as well to breed or find food.
Why haven't the Japanese whaling fleet caught many whales this year?
Because many animals, including whales, can sense when there's about to be an earthquake, so the whales all left Japanese waters.
Why do whales use long distances?
Whales trot the globe in search for food in the colder regions where their prey lives. Many whales seek out warmer waters to escape orca who prey on calves. There are fewer orca in warm sub tropical waters.
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.
How many sperm whales are in captivity?
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.
Do other whales live with killer whales?
No. First of all, despite the common name of "killer whale" orcas are in fact dolphins. But also, many whales (including humpbacks, sperm whales, and blue whales) are the prey of the orca.
Are sperm whales the largest whales?
Killer Whale - Killer whales usually travel in larger groups and they are a lot faster and more agile. Sperm whales also aren't used to groups of animals attacking them because they are generally deep in the sea where they have no predators and there aren't many animals. Also, killer whales have better eye sight because they use it more while sperm whales are usually in pitch black water where they rely completely on echolocation. Calves and small female groups are at risk, male bull sperm whales are not: The bull sperm whale is much bigger than a killer whale. The bull can grow up-to 65ft and way over 60 tons, have over 40 large 't-rex' style teeth on their bottom jaw, and can become incredibly aggressive when threatened. Their massive head act as the perfect battering rams, and their huge tail flukes can decimate a pod of orcas. Hence orcas rarely engage combat with large bulls sperm whales, as there are plenty of other fish in the sea: ie lower risk, higher reward prey items around
