#spermwhale — Public Fediverse posts
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#Spermwhales change ‘vowel’ sounds when #boats are nearby, scientists discover
Researchers from Project #Ceti, a non-profit research organisation working to decode #spermwhale communication, spent four years tuning in on the calls of 15 sperm whales off the coast of Dominica.
They discovered specific differences in sperm #whale “codas”, the discrete and distinctive patterns of clicks that this species utters to communicate when those whales encountered shipping.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/sperm-whales-dominica-clicks-vowels-language-changes-shipping-noise-project-ceti -
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦈✈️ On August 16, 2026, #NewEngland #Aquarium scientists flying over the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument logged more than 2,000 #animals across 15 species southeast of #CapeCod.
The count included 11 #whale #sharks, some 1,800 #dolphins, an endangered #spermwhale, and a #humpback. Researchers called the #diversity a marker of #habitat value, noting recent #policy changes now allow commercial #fishing there.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/over-2000-animals-spotted-off-the-coast-of-cape-cod/
#whaleshark #marinebiology #biology #ocean #conservation #dolphins #mantaray #science #endangeredspecies #endangered #fieldwork
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🐋🦑 At the American Museum of Natural History, a glass-free sperm #whale and giant squid #diorama mimics the dark deep #ocean.
Maintenance specialist Janet Spiller spends hours cleaning it with a backpack vacuum and fiber pole attachments. The #exhibit draws on real evidence like sucker marks on whale skin and #squid beaks to depict a dramatic #predator-prey battle.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/sperm-whale-giant-squid-diorama-cleaning/
#spermwhale #giantsquid #amnh #museum #ocean #marine #science #nature #work #job #animals #conservation #biology #marinebiology #wildlife
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A man gets swallowed by a whale in the Whalefall trailer. Watch it here https://bit.ly/4ecmwAS
#Whalefall #film #JoshBrolin #spermwhale #whale #AustinAbrams
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I'm counting the days when we can successfully communicate with sperm whales 🐳. We will finally be able to apologise for almost making them extinct because of our thirst for money and "progress".
And we could tell them one of the greatest books ever written by our civilization is about them! 😍
Melville would be proud. 🫶🏾
#melville #hermanmelville #mobydick #whale #spermwhale #nonhumans
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Okay this is wild — sperm whales apparently have their own phonetic "alphabet" with vowel-like sounds, tones, and layered structures that work a lot like human language.
These guys have been having deep, multi-generational conversations for millions of years. Just passing down knowledge like we do.
Honestly just a really cool reminder that we're not the only intelligent, cultural species on this planet. Nature still finds ways to blow my mind. -
WOAAAHHHH!!! 😍🐋🥰
"Not only do sperm whales have a form of 'alphabet' and form vowels within their vocalizations but the structure of these vowels behaves in the same way as human speech, the new study has found".
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Elder female sperm whales seen acting as midwives in historic new video
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Scientists Capture First-Ever Detailed Footage of Sperm Whale Birth https://petapixel.com/2026/03/30/scientists-capture-first-ever-detailed-footage-of-sperm-whale-birth/ #Miscellaneous #aerialfootage #dronefootage #spermwhales #spermwhale #drone
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The oldest whales in the ocean were alive before 'Moby-Dick' and have the harpoons to prove it
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/whales-older-than-moby-dick-ex1
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ALERT! ALERT!
GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE!
#SpermWhale #OceanLife #Nature
https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccarhelm.bsky.social/post/3lzmbpz3vhs2a?ref=indignity.net
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🔥 #SpermWhale surfaces w/ #GiantSquid in its Mouth
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Ancient fossil sperm #whale may have been active predator https://phys.org/news/2025-05-ancient-patagonian-fossil-sperm-whale.html
Awakening #Patagonia's sleeping #SpermWhale: a new description of the Early #Miocene Idiorophus patagonicus. By Florencia Paolucci et al. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/spp2.70007
"Its snout features point to a lifestyle quite different from modern sperm #whales. It was likely an active predator of large #fish and possibly #seabirds, while extant #SpermWhales feed mostly on #cephalopods or small fish through suction feeding"
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
The 2022 Korean translation of Locked in Time (by Dr Dean Lomax & published by Columbia University Press) commissioned me to colourise my 50 greyscale illustrations. "Victims of the Bloom" shows a mass stranding of baleen whales, sperm whales, seals, and fishes, caused by a toxic algal bloom.
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Palaeontology #Paleontology #BaleenWhales #SpermWhale #WildlifeArt
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Kerosene did not save the Sperm Whale (2024)
https://edconway.substack.com/p/no-kerosene-did-not-save-the-sperm
#HackerNews #Kerosene #SpermWhale #Conservation #EnvironmentalImpact #MarineLife
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Sperm Whale yesterday, #Waterford#IWDG:
https://iwdg.ie/sperm-whale-in-waterford-estuary-march-25th-2025/🐳 Largest Toothed Predator, 18 meters long, <57 Tons
🐳 Deep Diver: I3,000 meters
🐳 Huge Head and Brain
🐳 Powerful echolocation clicks, loudest animal
#speirgorm #whale #spermWhale #ireland #irish #dolphin #mastodaoine
📷©Watchorn
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Holy CRAP!! 😲 Sperm whale in Prince William Sound near Valdez, Alaska. Photographer Todd Graven saw this guy yesterday and estimated his size at around 60 feet long. They don't usually go into PWS. The photo was taken by a drone. #Alaska #AlaskaSeaLife #SpermWhale #Ginormous
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A sperm whale dives into the ocean depths to hunt squid near the southern tip of Mauritius, one of only three places where these huge creatures are residents all year round.
Taken with an underwater camera case.
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#SpermWhale departure linked to decline in jumbo #squid population in #GulfofCalifornia
Study offers insight into relationship between apex marine predators and their environment, highlighting sperm #whales as key indicators of oceanic health. Conducted over 9-years, utilized extensive survey data and photo-identification techniques to track sperm #whale populations. Finding striking correlation between decline of #jumbosquid and disappearance of sperm whales from region
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-sperm-whale-departure-linked-decline.html -
Oops More Whales. This guy is a #spermwhale ! I really like how the weathering on this grey denim works.
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Dominica creates world's first marine zone for sperm whale :
Scientists say the reserve not only will protect the animals, but it will also help fight climate change in an unexpected way: the power of whale poop.
#Dominica #Sanctuary #SpermWhale #whale #whalepoop
#Miami #newshttps://kbindependent.org/2023/11/13/dominica-creates-worlds-first-marine-zone-for-sperm-whale/
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Dominica creates world's first marine zone for sperm whale :
Scientists say the reserve not only will protect the animals, but it will also help fight climate change in an unexpected way: the power of whale poop.
#Dominica #Sanctuary #SpermWhale #whale #whalepoop
#Miami #newshttps://kbindependent.org/2023/11/13/dominica-creates-worlds-first-marine-zone-for-sperm-whale/