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K-selected
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Humans are K-selected because they live a long life and nurture their young and also reproduce slowly.
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Why is the sperm whale a endangered species?
Harpoons
How many species of sperm whale?
3
What whale names start with the letter s?
Sperm whale is a whale species. It starts with the letter s.
Species of whales?
There are a total of 78 species of whales living in the world today. There are 67 species of toothed whales and 11 species of baleen whales.
What is the size of sperm whale sperm?
if you mean the actual size of a sperm produced by a whale then it is unknown. If you mean by the species sperm whale then they can measure to 60ft. They can also weigh up to 50 tons.
Are any parts of the sperm whale used for food?
Probably not; they are an endangered species.
Which species probably had the largest cranial capacities?
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
Can you name a whale species?
humpback sperm orca (killer) sei blue
What is being done to save the sperm whale species?
Making it illegal to hunt them.
What size does a whale grow up to be?
This varies from species to species of whale. Here are examples of the smallest and largest whale. The largest whale which is blue whale can weigh as much as 200 tons. The smaller whale weighs only 400-600 pounds which is a dwarf sperm whale.
Is the blue whale the only endangered whale?
no the blue whale is not the only endangered species of whales there are others like the humpback ,southern right whale,sperm whale and the killer whale the orca
How many species of sperm whales are there?
There are three species of sperm whale alive,1, The Sperm Whale,2, The Pygmy Sperm Whale, and3, The Dwarf Sperm Whale.GENERAL DESCRIPTIONThe sperm whale is a toothed whale that lives in pods. It has a huge brain that weighs about 20 pounds (9 kg); it is the largest brain of any animal. The sperm whale has a single blowhole that is s-shaped and about 20 inches long. The blowhole is located on the left side of the front if its huge head. The sperm whale has a 4-12 inch thick layer of blubber.Sperm whales produce ambergris, a dark, waxy substance (related to cholesterol) that is produced in the lower intestines, and is sometimes found containing squid beaks. Ambergris may help protect the sperm whale from the stings on the giant squid, its major food. Large lumps of ambergris may be vomited up by the sperm whale.The fictional Moby Dick was a sperm whale.
