Sperm Whale Information and Facts





Sperm Whale Facts

Sperm Whale Facts and quick information

Loudest Animal

Sperm Whales meant to be one of, if not the loudest animals - as loud as a rifle being shot from three feet away from you.

Toothed Whale

The Sperm Whale is a toothed whale. Australian Snubfin Dolphins, Pygmy Beaked Whales, Dwarf Sperm Whales, Finless Porpoise, and most other dolphins also come under the toothed whale category

Watching Sperm Whales

Sperm Whales are one of the hardest whales to watch, because of their long times underwater

Sperm Whale Population

The total amount (number) of sperm whales in the world is unknown, but research indicates that there are between 200,000 and 2,000,000 sperm whales in the world

Sperm Whale Age Expectancy

Sperm Whales can live for 70 years +.

Scientific name for Sperm Whale

A sperm whales scientific name is Physeter macrocephalus

Why is a Sperm Whale called a Sperm Whale

Also, Sperm Whale Name or Sperm Whale naming

The term, Sperm Whale, is called that because of the oily wax it creates in an organ above its head. The wax is called spermaceti oil

Sperm Whales

Sperm Whale

The loudest creature on earth!