- The sperm whale dives to a depth of up to 2 km and can remain underwater for up to 1.5 hours. This is the deepest dive among all marine mammals.
- The sperm whale eats giant squids, which it encounters at great depths. Giant squids play an important role in its diet.
- In 1820, a cachalot sank a 230-ton ship by headbutting it. This happened to the American whaling ship "Essex," which was attacked twice.
- The sperm whale can damage cables at depths up to 2200 meters. This record was registered in 1951 off the southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.
- Sperm whale groups form by size to efficiently hunt food at different depths. It appears that feeding sperm whales swim slower than baleen whales.
地理抹香鲸
在这里我们介绍抹香鲸的栖息地,以及他适宜的环境条件。
抹香鲸:它是怎样的