Sperm whale jumping twice (Physeter macrocephalus) - YouTube
Jul 21, 2016 — Sperm whale jumping twice (Physeter macrocephalus) Hylco Bouwstra. 43 subscribers. Subscribed. 133. 16K views 8 years ago. Filmed during whale excursion with Sea …
Cetacean surfacing behaviour - Wikipedia
The right, humpback, and sperm whales are the most widely observed jumpers. However other baleen whales such as fin, blue, minke, gray and sei whales also breach.
Sperm whale - Wikipedia
The sperm whale or cachalot [a] (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of the genus Physeter and one of three extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia.
Watch: Rare deep-sea footage of a sperm whale - Science | AAAS
Apr 17, 2015 — A rare encounter between a sperm whale and a scientific research vehicle has been caught on video, National Geographic reports. The remotely operated vessel (ROV), known as Hercules, filmed the large whale about 600 meters deep off the coast of Louisiana as researchers celebrated the special moment.
SPERM WHALE BREACHING again and again | Azores - YouTube
🇵🇹 | Vimos um cachalote a saltar repetidas vezes em São Miguel. Caso não tenham visto as fotos na passada sexta-feira, fica aqui um fantástico registo em ...
Why Do Whales Breach? - American Oceans
Baleen whales, such as humpback whales, are known for their acrobatic displays, including breaching. Blue whales , the largest animal on earth, are also known to breach. Sperm whales, on the other hand, are not known for their displays and are more commonly seen spy-hopping or …
16 Fun Sperm Whale Facts - Fact Animal
Almost all whales have the ability to breach (breaking the surface and jumping almost completely out of the water); however, some do so more than others. Sperm whales have been frequently observed breaching.
Physeter macrocephalus - Wikimedia Commons
Oct 26, 2024 — English: The Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of the toothed whales and is the largest toothed animal in the world. The whale was named after the milky-white substance spermaceti found in its head and originally mistaken for sperm.
Why Do Whales Breach? 7 Reasons And Other Surface Behaviors
Nov 13, 2023 — Humpback whales jump out of the water and dive back into the ocean to disorient and intimidate their prey. Researchers commonly observed this hunting tactic in other whales, like the killer whale. Orcas tend to hunt other whales like sperm whales, gray whales, humpback whales, and blue whales.
Baby and mother Sperm whale jumping!
Sep 16, 2017 — Mother Sperm whale jumping (after baby whale – see main photo on top of this post) After a while the jumping stopped, and the flukes showed like it usually does before a deep dive, so finally the whales went off for real.