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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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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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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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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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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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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Glasgow. 1870. Other name(s) The White Whale Species Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Sex male Born before 1800 Died 1838 Pacific Ocean Cause of death...
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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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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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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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Northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus), Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), Blue shark (Prionace glauca), Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and...
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involved in the generation of sound. In the modern sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), it is far larger in proportion to the animal's body than what...
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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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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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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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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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for the male. North Sea whales were called Physeter, which was meant for the sperm whale Physter macrocephalus. Whales are described in particular by Aristotle...
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longirostris), bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), and sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). The pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) is found...
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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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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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Watkins, B., 2004. KILLER WHALE (ORCINUS ORCA) AND SPERM WHALE (PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS) INTERACTIONS WITH LONGLINE VESSELS IN THE PATAGONIAN TOOTHFISH...
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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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in both the upper and lower jaws which the modern sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) lacks. It also had a beak, the ability to echolocate prey, and...
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spinipinnis Spectacled porpoise, Phocoena dioptrica Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus VU Amazon river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis Araguaian river dolphin...
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macrorhynchus), Risso’s dolphins (Grampus griseus) and sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), among others. Data on growth and reproduction of right whale dolphins...
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marginata DD Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus LC Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus VU Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia...
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