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Sperm Whales

Distinguished by their extremely large heads, sperm whales are the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales inhabit all oceans of the world. This category explores everything about the sperm whales habits, including feeding, migration and much much more.

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Are Sperm whales social in a group?

Females Sperm Whales stay in groups of about a dozen individuals along with their young. Males leave these "nursery pods" at somewhere between 4 and 21 years of age and join a "bachelor pod" with other males of similar age and size. As males grow older, they tend to break out into smaller groups, and the oldest males typically live solitary lives

How old can a sperm whale get?

Sperm Whales can live for nearly 70 years or more. Since they are gigantic animals and have no known predators (Except Man) after they are adults, they literally can live for as long as they can which should be around 70 years or so. Males are usually larger than females and may even live longer than them.

How large are sperm whales teeth?

Sperm whales have 70 teeth, depending on their age.

Why is a sperm whale the Connecticut animal?

the sperm whale is connecticut'sstate animal because ...who knows why?

How long do Sperm whales live for?

Sperm Whales can live for nearly 70 years or more. Since they are gigantic animals and have no known predators (Except Man) after they are adults, they literally can live for as long as they can which should be around 70 years or so. Males are usually larger than females and may even live longer than them.

What is the normal size of a sperm whale?

Adult Male Sperm Whales can be as long as 20 meters. The average size is around 17 meters and they weigh 40 tonnes or more.

Adult Female Sperm whales are on an average 11 meters long and weigh around 14 tonnes.

How do sperm whales sleep?

They rest on the surface and doze, while only half of their brain sleeps (they only close one eye). The other half must focus on breathing, and safety. (This is true in all whales and dolphins.)

How long can the sperm whale stay underwater?

Since a whale shark is really a shark rather than a whale (mammal) it does all its breathing through its gills. Although a whale shark can come to the surface, it does not need to do so in order to breath like a whale would. With that in mind, a whale shark can stay underwater from the moment it is born until the minute it dies of injury, disease, or old age. Since the life expectancy of a whale shark is around 70 years, that works out to be around 36,792,000 minutes.

How much bigger is a blue whale than a sperm whale?

Blue whales are usually about 30m long and Sperm whales are usually between 13 and 20m long. So Blue whales are usually 10-17m longer than sperm whales.

(This is just the average length of these whales, bigger and smaller specimens do exist)

How long do sperm whales live?

Sperm Whales can live for nearly 70 years or more. Since they are gigantic animals and have no known predators (Except Man) after they are adults, they literally can live for as long as they can which should be around 70 years or so. Males are usually larger than females and may even live longer than them.

Who has the heaviest brain human or sperm whale?

Sperm whales have the largest brains of all living creatures at the moment (so even bigger than the Blue whale's brain). It weighs in at about 7,2 kilos.

What is bigger a humpack whale or a sperm whale?

Humpback. It is the third largest whale, after the fine whale and blue whale.

Will a sperm whale eat a human?

No.

A Blue whale is designed to feed on microscopic shrimp called krill, eating some 40 million, (or 3+ tonnes) of them every day. Their mouths are protected by a grill stretching between both jaws (called the baleen plates) and, probably more importantly, their throats are only capable of passing materials smaller than an average watermelon.

While it remains possible that a human has been taken into the mouth of a Blue whale, it could not have swallowed.

How much sperm does a sperm whale release into the ocean?

They release 400 gallons of sperm but only 40 gallons go into the mate.

The other 360 is released into the ocean.

What ocean are sperm whales found?

Sperm whales are the most common type of whale that we can find. They are present in almost every ocean and see in the world. Pacific ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean etc. They usually prefer ice free waters that are over 1000 meters deep. However they cant be found in the black and red seas.

What have scientists noted about the development of a sperm whale fetus?

You should most likely not use Wiki answers, because you will never get it on here. Haha. Are you in marine science? I think so because this is the exact quesiton on my whale packet.

How long do sperm live inside the testes?

Sperm production takes about seventy-two days to develop in the male reproductive organs. After ejaculation they can live in the female for up to 5 days, but at room temperate - outside of the body, they will die within a couple hours - depending on the environment.

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 loud can a sperm whale get?

The clicking sound of a sperm whale, is the loudest sound known of any animal on earth. At approximately 230 decibels, it can be heard for many miles underwater.



What type of symmetry does a sperm whale have?

Bi-lateral symmetry, except for their tusk, which is often on the left part of their lower jaw. Other than that, though, if you imagined a line from head to tail, both sides would be the same.