Sperm whale versus shark

Now here's a question: How can a creature like the bowhead whale, which has no teeth, get to be 60 feet long and weigh up to 60 tons? They can be seen diving in the depths of the Abyss year-round. From there the area will be more or less quarantined, and swimmers will be less likely to head into the water. Although the large male in the pod, with a dorsal two-metres high, appeared to be leading the group, evidence suggests such attacks are controlled by the dominant females who pass on their hunting skills learned from their mothers. They swam to shallow water, nearby reefs, or even under the researchers' boats. Everything you eat makes you a little bigger.

With thanks to Little Adventures. Sperm whales gather off Sri Lanka in great number - at least , perhaps many more. A cluster of 30 battle-scarred males had come together to protect females and their young, demonstrating the loyalty for which their species is famous. It was amazing to see such a mass of whales, so close together. Transients are proactive hunters, the wolves of the sea. Most popular. The sharp dorsal fin of an orca circles the sperm whales.

Here, two more sperm whales arrive to bolster the defence. A male peers at us, curiously. They began to circle our boat, closer and closer. For the next hour or more, the drama played out in front of us.