The largest toothed whale and the largest toothed predator. Females and young live in groups, while adult males live alone outside the breeding season. It has the largest brain on Earth.
Quick answers
What is it?Mammal
Carnivore?Yes
Dangerous?Can be
Not to swimmers, but sperm whales famously rammed and sank the whaling ships Essex and Ann Alexander.
Domesticated?No
Awake when?Day & night
Hibernates?No
Kept as a pet?No
Do people eat it?In places
At a glance
Found inOceans
HabitatOpen ocean
ColoursGrey, Black
SizeHuge
LegsNone
Covered inSkin
Lives inpods
Lives for70 years
Can swim
In the wild
- Where it lives
- Oceans worldwide.
- What it eats
- Mainly squid, caught on deep dives down to 2,250 m.
Did you know
The largest brain on Earth, and it dives over 2 km down to hunt squid.
Its clicks reach 236 decibels, the loudest sound made by any animal.
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