According to a statement by the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom, Sperm whales have been caught headbutting on camera for the first time.
About Sperm Whale:
It is the largest of the toothed whales, easily recognized by its enormous square head and narrow lower jaw.
It has the largest head and the largest brain of any animal on the planet.
They are named after the waxy substance—spermaceti—found in their heads.
The spermaceti is an oil sac that helps the whales focus sound. Spermaceti was used in oil lamps, lubricants, and candles.
Appearance:
The sperm whale is dark blue-gray or brownish, with white patches on the belly.
It has small paddle-like flippers and a series of rounded humps on its back.
Distribution:
They have one of the widest global distributions of any marine mammal species.
They are found in all deep oceans, from the equator to the edge of the pack ice in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Features of Sperm Whale
Lifespan: Up to 60 years
They are highly social mammals that communicate with one another using a series of clicks called codas, and that each coda has a distinct purpose.
Ambergris, a material sometimes found floating in the sea, is formed in the sperm whale’s intestines around a core of undigested solid matter such as squid breaks.
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