Ancient fossil sperm #whale may have been active predator https://phys.org/news/2025-05-ancient-patagonian-fossil-sperm-whale.html

Awakening #Patagonia's sleeping #SpermWhale: a new description of the Early #Miocene Idiorophus patagonicus. By Florencia Paolucci et al. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/spp2.70007

"Its snout features point to a lifestyle quite different from modern sperm #whales. It was likely an active predator of large #fish and possibly #seabirds, while extant #SpermWhales feed mostly on #cephalopods or small fish through suction feeding"

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

The 2022 Korean translation of Locked in Time (by Dr Dean Lomax & published by Columbia University Press) commissioned me to colourise my 50 greyscale illustrations. "Victims of the Bloom" shows a mass stranding of baleen whales, sperm whales, seals, and fishes, caused by a toxic algal bloom.

#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Palaeontology #Paleontology #BaleenWhales #SpermWhale #WildlifeArt

Kerosene did not save the Sperm Whale (2024)

https://edconway.substack.com/p/no-kerosene-did-not-save-the-sperm

#HackerNews #Kerosene #SpermWhale #Conservation #EnvironmentalImpact #MarineLife

Sperm whales have two nostrils, but unlike most animals, they are asymmetrically positioned. The left nostril is visible on the outside and forms the single blowhole used for breathing. The right nostril is hidden inside the whale’s massive head and is actually part of its complex echolocation system.

Thanks for sharing, The Guernsey Scientist !

#science #sciencefacts #spermwhale #spermwhales #nostril #echolocation

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Sperm Whale yesterday, #Waterford

#IWDG:
https://iwdg.ie/sperm-whale-in-waterford-estuary-march-25th-2025/

🐳 Largest Toothed Predator, 18 meters long, <57 Tons

🐳 Deep Diver: I3,000 meters

🐳 Huge Head and Brain

🐳 Powerful echolocation clicks, loudest animal

#speirgorm #whale #spermWhale #ireland #irish #dolphin #mastodaoine

📷©Watchorn

Holy CRAP!! 😲 Sperm whale in Prince William Sound near Valdez, Alaska. Photographer Todd Graven saw this guy yesterday and estimated his size at around 60 feet long. They don't usually go into PWS. The photo was taken by a drone. #Alaska #AlaskaSeaLife #SpermWhale #Ginormous

LE CACHALOT
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Un cerveau six fois plus grand que celui de l'humain.
Le lait de la femelle est 10 fois plus épais que le lait humain.
Le sang de ce mammifère marin peut contenir huit fois fois plus d'oxygène que notre sang.
Le crâne des cachalots renferme le plus grand sonar biologique du monde.

#cétacé #cachalot #spermwhale #savethewhales #animals

It died. 😞 #SpermWhale #entangled

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwdqdjg2llo

#Spermwhale #entangled in rope off coast of #IsleOfSkye

A sperm whale got into difficulty after becoming entangled in rope off the east coast of Skye.

The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said it was alerted & mobilised its large whale disentanglement team.

The BDMLR attempted to take a closer look at the whale, however the wind and sea conditions made it impossible to approach safely. #Whale

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yx5p8d87do

WHALES, DEEP-SEA DIVING LEGENDS WITH REMARKABLE ADAPTATIONS #50LAM_BIOLOGY

https://youtube.com/shorts/LalpH8UqRpQ

#whales #deepseadiving #spermwhale #cuviersbeakedwhale #marinelife #adaptations #deepocean #divingrecords #oceanexploration #seabiology

A sperm whale dives into the ocean depths to hunt squid near the southern tip of Mauritius, one of only three places where these huge creatures are residents all year round.

Taken with an underwater camera case.

#photography #spermwhale #mauritius #olympus

#SpermWhale departure linked to decline in jumbo #squid population in #GulfofCalifornia
Study offers insight into relationship between apex marine predators and their environment, highlighting sperm #whales as key indicators of oceanic health. Conducted over 9-years, utilized extensive survey data and photo-identification techniques to track sperm #whale populations. Finding striking correlation between decline of #jumbosquid and disappearance of sperm whales from region
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-sperm-whale-departure-linked-decline.html

Oops More Whales. This guy is a #spermwhale ! I really like how the weathering on this grey denim works.

Researchers have unveiled intricate structures in sperm whale communication, akin to human language. Studying these ocean giants, who can dive up to 3km and communicate via rhythmic clicks, scientists have discovered a "sperm whale phonetic alphabet" using #AI. This research, led by the Cetacean Translation Initiative (Ceti), reveals 156 distinct codas, previously thought to be just 21. The whales' vocalizations, which include varied speeds and additional clicks, suggest a rich complexity in their communication. This breakthrough promises deeper understanding of these magnificent creatures and aids in their conservation.
#SpermWhale #MarineBiology #AIResearch #WhaleCommunication #CetaceanTranslation #OceanConservation #BBCFuture