Friday, March 6, 2015


The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), or cachalot, is the greatest of the toothed whales and also the largest toothed killer. It is the merely living member of genus Physeter, as well as amongst three extant types in the sperm whale family members, together with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia.

The sperm whale feeds generally on squid. The sperm whale's clicking articulation, a form of echolocation and also interaction, may be as loud as 230 decibels (re 1 µPa at 1 m) under water, making it the loudest sound made by any type of animal. Sperm whales could possibly live for greater compared to 60 years.

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