Sperm WhalesSperm Whales

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ColorColor

• Sperm whales are Sperm whales are grayish brown or grayish brown or black.black.

Length And WeightLength And Weight

• Male sperm whales Male sperm whales can reach 54 to 59 can reach 54 to 59 feet and females feet and females can reach 37 to 43 can reach 37 to 43 feet and weighs feet and weighs 13-14 tons.13-14 tons.

Where They LiveWhere They Live

• They live in all They live in all oceans. They oceans. They prefer deep water prefer deep water and avoid ice and avoid ice packs in the polar packs in the polar seas.seas.

DietDiet

• Sperm whales eat Sperm whales eat squid, octopus, and squid, octopus, and fish.fish.

MigrationMigration

• Sperm whales Sperm whales migrate northward migrate northward in the spring and in the spring and southward in the southward in the fall.fall.

Body PartsBody Parts

• They have a organ They have a organ called the called the spermaceti organ.spermaceti organ.

Social BehaviorSocial Behavior

• Sperm whales live Sperm whales live in pods.in pods.

How Long They LiveHow Long They Live

• A sperm whales A sperm whales lifespan is over 70 lifespan is over 70 years.years.

PredatorsPredators

• A sperm whales A sperm whales only predator is only predator is human.human.

Toothed Or BaleenToothed Or Baleen

• Sperm whales are Sperm whales are toothed.toothed.