Sperm whale (redirect from Physeter macrocephalus)
(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...
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Physeter is a genus of toothed whales. There is only one living species in this genus: the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). Some extremely poorly...
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5 m (44–57 ft), almost similar to that of the modern sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), making it one of the largest predators known to have existed....
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melas), Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris), sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) and fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus). Their distribution is highly...
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given to a rogue albino (or possibly leucistic) male sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) that lived in the southeastern Pacific Ocean in the early 19th...
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fossil representatives of both families are known. The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest species of toothed whale, with adult bulls (males)...
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purse-seine fishing operations; there are attacks on sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), and one instance against a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)...
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whale and assigned it to the same genus as the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) as Physeter breviceps. He noted its small size and nicknamed it "cachalot...
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S. & Whitehead, H. (2000). "The Diet of Galapagos sperm whales Physeter macrocephalus as indicated by faecal sample analysis". Marine Mammal Science....
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2019). "Diet and mitochondrial DNA haplotype of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) found dead off Jurong Island, Singapore". PeerJ. 7: e6705. doi:10...
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Wade P, Pitman RL (2019) [amended version of 2008 assessment]. "Physeter macrocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. e.T41755A160983555...
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more accurate indicator of an animal's intelligence. Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) have the largest known brain mass of any extant animal, averaging...
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used in capturing large prey. In contrast, the modern sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) lacks enamel, teeth in the upper jaw, and the ability to use its...
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parasitic infections and faecal microbes in free-ranging sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) from the Mediterranean Sea". Parasitology Research. 117 (8): 2531–2541...
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dugon) Equatorial Indian Ocean and Pacific Decreasing Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Global Unknown Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) Global Increasing...
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accessed October 2, 2010. Whitehead, Hal (2018). "Sperm Whale: Physeter macrocephalus". Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals: 919–925. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-804327-1...
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involved in the generation of sound. In the modern sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), this organ is far larger in proportion to the animal's body than...
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a spermaceti organ. He named it Physeter (Euphysetes) simus, the same genus as the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) and the pygmy sperm whale (now...
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include the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), dugong (Dugong dugon) spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)...
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Cetaceans (or Cetacea, from the ancient Greek κῆτος, meaning 'sea monster') form an infra-order of marine mammals. In 2020, approximately 86 species of...
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2019). "Diet and mitochondrial DNA haplotype of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) found dead off Jurong Island, Singapore". PeerJ. 7: e6705. doi:10...
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species of sperm whale occur in California's waters. Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus Order: Cetacea Family: Ziphiidae Seven species of beaked whales...
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Watkins, B., 2004. KILLER WHALE (ORCINUS ORCA) AND SPERM WHALE (PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS) INTERACTIONS WITH LONGLINE VESSELS IN THE PATAGONIAN TOOTHFISH...
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G.; Notarbartolo di Sciara, G.; Wade, P.; Pitman, R.L. (2019). "Physeter macrocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T41755A160983555...
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Whitehead is a biologist specializing in the study of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). Whitehead is professor at Dalhousie University. The primary field...
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as a quasi-scientific term. In whaling jargon, the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) of the Physeteridae was sometimes known as the "black whale" "Black...
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on 5 April 2017 The Cook Islands Biodiversity& Natural Heritage. Physeter macrocephalus To‘ōra Sperm Whale. The Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust Elaine...
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former manufacturing industries, etc.). The capture of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) for oil extraction and production of meal for animal feed definitively...
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Physeteridae is a monotypic family of whales only containing the extant Physeter macrocephalus. Texas portal Mammals portal Ecology portal Environment portal Geography...
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comparison, among the northern elephant seal and the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)—two other large marine mammals that are highly sexual dimorphic...
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