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• Newborn sperm whales are between 3.7 to 4.3 meters (12 to 14 ft) in length. [1] • Sperm whales exhibit a large amount of sexual dimorphism with their size and proportions, with males generally being much larger than females. Female sperm whales are sexually mature at 8 to 9 meters (26 to 30 ft) in length, and physically mature at about 10 ...
• Physical maturity for female sperm whales is around 10.6 to 11 meters (35 to 36 ft) on average, whilst for male sperm whales, it is around 15 to 16 meters (49 to 52 ft) in length. Above-average females have been recorded up around 12 to 13 meters (39 to 43 ft), and the maximum size usually stated for males is males around 18 to 19 meters ...
Size comparison of an average human and a pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) This W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Inkscape . Size comparison of an average human and a dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima).
Size comparison of an average human and a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). Date: 19 May 2007: Source: Own work: Author: ... Sperm whales size.svg: Captions. English.
As the largest toothed whale species, female sperm whales can grow up to 36 feet long and males can grow up to 52 feet long, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
In 1853, one sperm whale was reported at 62 feet (19 m) in length, with a head measuring 20 feet (6.1 m). [46] Large lower jawbones are held in the British Natural History Museum and the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, measuring 5 metres (16 ft) and 4.7 metres (15 ft), respectively. [44]
The whale was measured at about 44 feet (13 meters) long, roughly the size of a large school bus. It weighs as much as 70,000 pounds (31,700 kilograms), officials said.
A juvenile sperm whale was spotted near Jennette’s Pier on North Carolina’s coast the morning of Dec. 27, ... weighing up to 90,000 pounds and reaching nearly 52 feet in length, according to ...