Sperm whales break many records, and one is about their diet:
The food of Sperm whales mainly consists of squid. They tend to take very deep dives to a maximum of 3000m deep! Here in the Azores, Sperm whales usually dive for about 40 minutes and to depth of about 500-1000m.
Feeding is mostly upon deep-water cephalopods (mostly squids) and occasionally demersal or mesopelagic sharks, skates and fish.
Did you know that there are not teeth on their upper jaws? However, each side of the lower jaw is equipped with 18-26 large conical teeth that are used for seizing prey.
Sperm whale showing some of its teeth
Stay tuned for the next upcoming blogpost 🙂
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