Sperm Whale
Endangered Animals of Antarctica
Appearance
- Can grow 65 ft long
- Weighs 50 tons
- When fully grown males are relatively larger
- Usually dark gray to black but sometimes light gray
- Has a block-shaped head that takes up a third of its overall body size
- Has small humps on its back
Breaching Sperm Whale
Save The Sperm Whale
Food Chain
- At the top of its food chain
- Ocassionally eats Mega-Mouth sharks
- Know to eat and fight with Giant Squids
- Also eats fish and octopus
- (ARK)
Habitat
- Sperm whales can be found in any ocean
- Females and calves live in tropical areas
- Males live in tropical areas as well but make trips to colder temperatures at certain times of the year and return to tropical areas during mating season
(Whl Fcts)
Adaptation
- Sperm whales are mammals and breathe air
- They have learned to hold their breath for up to an hour
- They have a similar spine to land animals showing that they used to live on land and later started hunted and living under water
- (Whls & Dlphns)
Reasons of Endangerment
- The main reason why Sperm whales are endangered is because whalers in the 18th and 19th century have hunted them extensively for resources
- Whales are valuable for their blubber, meat, oil, and ambergris a valuable resource in making perfume
- (Whl Fcts)