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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.
Humpback whale breach sequence. A breach or a lunge is a leap out of the water, also known as cresting. The distinction between the two is fairly arbitrary: cetacean researcher Hal Whitehead defines a breach as any leap in which at least 40% of the animal's body clears the water, and a lunge as a leap with less than 40% clearance. [2]
Samson, an albino sperm whale who does not have any friends. (voiced by Jesper Klein) Sally, a rare black and white sperm whale who is the last of her kind and Samson's love interest. (voiced by Helle Hertz) Samson's Mother, a solid black whale who tells Moby Dick's story and is later sacrificed to save her son. (voiced by Bodil Udsen)
TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — With all eyes on the ocean during the final day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on Monday afternoon, a surprise guest made an appearance: a whale.
Historically, whaling took a heavy toll on sperm whale populations. Prior to the early 18th century, sperm whales were hunted in Japan and Indonesia. Legend has it that sometime in the early 18th century, supposed to be not far from 1712, Captain Christopher Hussey, while cruising for right whales near shore, was blown offshore by a northerly wind, where he encountered a school of sperm whales ...
All the information is in a database so we can see where they've been, who they've been hanging out with, kind of what the social structure of what the groups are."Steiner says the end goal is to ...
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This is a list of fictional cetaceans, including dolphins and whales, that appear in video games, film, television, animation, comics and literature. The list is limited to notable, named characters. This list is a subsidiary to the List of fictional animals article.