Amazing facts and secrets about the sperm whale
The secret life of sperm whales is one of the fiercest and most expensive marine creatures ever.
In the depths of the waters, the only thing humans cared about understanding about whales was how to kill them.
Amazing facts about the largest toothed predator in the world, sperm whales are some of the most amazing creatures on Earth. These huge creatures are really interesting.
The amber whale is a huge animal, and it is one of the most famous animals on the planet, due to the importance of the oily substance in its head, which is used in making perfumes and soaps. The length of the adult amber whale is about 20 meters, and their lifespan may extend to 70 years.
Here are some facts about these deep sea predators:
The sperm whale is one of the largest predators on the planet and has sharp teeth in its mouth. Each tooth of the sperm whale weighs about a kilogram (900 grams), and grows to about 18 cm. Sperm whales have between 40 and 52 teeth in their jaws.
Despite the huge teeth of the sperm whale, as we have indicated, it does not have teeth in its upper jaw, but rather has gaps in which its lower teeth enter. The funny thing is that its bite is relatively weak and its preferred way of eating is to swallow the prey whole, and its main and favorite prey is the giant squid.
Sperm whales have the largest brain of any other animal on Earth, and its weight exceeds the weight of the human brain by about five times.
Inside the head of each whale there is a thick white substance called spermaceti, hence the common name of the amber whale, which is the only remaining species of the genus of amber. The name of these whales is derived from a waxy liquid known as “amber” found in their huge heads.
Amber whales love to eat calimari, even the giant ones. Amber whales eat about one ton of food per day, and females may eat up to 800 squid per day. Its main and favorite prey is giant squid, which can reach a length of 13 meters!!
Sperm whales can dive to depths of more than 950 meters on hunting trips to find food.
These adorable creatures can hold their breath for up to 90 minutes in a deep dive to eat after taking several consecutive breaths before diving.
Amber whales have a louder voice than all mammals on Earth. The sound of the sperm whale is very strong, as it can be heard by other !whales in the depths of the ocean, more than 6,437 kilometers away
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Amber is the vomit and feces of an amber whale and costs $60,000 per kilogram! It is mainly used in the perfume industry as a tonic and stabilizer.
The sperm whale is the loudest animal ever, as its crackling sound ranges from 200 to 230 decibels. For comparison, the sound of the aircraft engine at take-off is 140 decibels, and 150 decibels is sufficient to breach and damage the human eardrum, and 204 decibels is the sound of the mighty Saturn V missile (which placed man on the moon) at takeoff, 230 decibels is sufficient to kill a person by blowing up the lung and some vital organs, but realistically this does not happen in the case of the sperm whale due to the water softening effect on the sound waves, which reduces it from 230 to 170 decibels, which is still enough to destroy the eardrums and damage some other members.
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