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Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 403, February 298, March 466, April 733, May 1,058, June 1,153, July 1,234, August 1,061, September 779, October 582, November 318, December 248.
United States11,210
Alaska8,333
Texas1,567
Canada726
Newfoundland and Labrador440
California290
Hawaii278
British Columbia120
Quebec79
Portugal72

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterChecked by the maintainer
  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntChecked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyTrue Sperm Whales · Physeteridae
GenusTrue Sperm Whales · Physeter

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