Sperm Whale facts: the most populous whales | Animal Fact Files

The sperm whale is the largest toothed whale. They have 20-26 teeth on each side of their lower jaws. Technically they have upper teeth, too, but these are vestigial and rarely erupt. Sperm whales are deep ocean dwelling animals making dives up to 6,500 feet (2,000m) to find food in the form of giant squids, colossal squids, and more. These huge whales have huge heads that can take up one third of their body length. Spermaceti is found inside these massive craniums and is likely the origin for the sperm whale's salacious name. Scientific Name: Physeter macrocephalus Range: marine oceans worldwide Size: 36 to more than 60 feet (11-18m) in length; 26 to 45 tons (23,500-40,000kg) in weight Diet: giant and colossal squids as well as fish like sharks and skates Lifespan: 60-80+ years Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible, but we're only human; if you catch a mistake please let us know and provide a link for verification! --- All images, videos and sound effects used herein are 1) public domain, 2) used under a Creative Commons license, 3) used with the express permission of the copyright holder, or 4) used under the parameters of Fair Use law. Credits via Youtube: Leonardo Gonzalez - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-86IlwcvG1c lispmeister - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYdP5FMrDWQ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yf7xDdCSPQ Alexy Semenov - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzAZbS_M5pk Credits via Flickr: Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith - https://www.flickr.com/photos/slobirdr/24368758104 Bernard Spragg. NZ - https://www.flickr.com/photos/volvob12b/8066509296; https://www.flickr.com/photos/volvob12b/37611504244; https://www.flickr.com/photos/volvob12b/8066465030 Ryan Biracree - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanisprettygood/8599910070 Harald MM - https://www.flickr.com/photos/haraldmm/3904831950 Credits via Wiki Users: Kurzon - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sperm_whale_range_and_concentration.svg; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sperm_whale_head_anatomy_(transverse_%2B_sagittal).svg Ecomare/MagentaGreen - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecomare_-_ambergris_van_potvis_in_2012_(potvis2012-ambergris-2164-em_retoucheerd).jpg Other attributions: ralph.whitehead - https://freesound.org/people/ralph.whitehead/sounds/471592 J J King 2 - https://vimeo.com/97042360 Nayo - https://vimeo.com/129513809; https://vimeo.com/129513811 Hamiltonunderwater - https://vimeo.com/209102407; https://vimeo.com/238264120 Websites used for research collection: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mammals_of_Mexico/MTMqBgAAQBAJ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Watching_Giants/KxqrL3oop_kC https://www.google.com/books/edition/Encyclopedia_of_Marine_Mammals/2rkHQpToi9sC https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ecology_and_Behaviour_of_Free_Ranging_An/VH7rDwAAQBAJ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Whales_Dolphins_and_Other_Marine_Mammals/24x7AgAAQBAJ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Whales_and_Dolphins_of_the_European_Atla/dMnRaw-0q98C https://www.google.com/books/edition/Animal_Sonar_Systems/buLgBwAAQBAJ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Endangered_and_Threatened_Wildlife_of_Ne/AihUrC8PfOkC https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/sperm-whale https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41755/10554884 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/s/sperm-whale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhUNYWHibqs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw7E7owEBm8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsDwFGz0Okg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJBw5RrFggw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvVhptRs1Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDzhdjmRJlE This video is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)*. *you can find information about all the different types of CC licenses here: https://creativecommons.org/ **changes were made to the original Transcript: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/AnimalFactFiles

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