Sperm Whale In Action. The Incredible Life, Hunting And Sleep of Sperm Whales.

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00:00 Herman Melville wrote about this majestic animal.

00:03 His novel "Moby Dick" or "The White Whale" is known by the whole world.

00:07 What does an ordinary person know about sperm whale?

00:11 Only that the sperm whale is a relative of the whale.

00:14 But the physiology of this animal is truly unique.

00:18 It is interesting that exactly one third of the entire carcass is occupied by the head.

00:24 And the carcass itself can reach 50 tons of weight and 20 meters in length.

00:30 By the way, sperm whales grow throughout their life.

00:33 But what about behavior? And how about talents?

00:37 But let's not chat too much. Let's get down to business right away.

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01:04 Let's start with the sleep of the sperm whale, as it is a very interesting sight.

01:09 When a person decides to take a nap, he takes a horizontal position.

01:13 The sperm whale does exactly the opposite.

01:16 When the need arises to take a nap, sperm whales swim up to the surface of the water,

01:22 stand upright and turn off for 10 to 15 minutes.

01:26 At the same time, their faces are directed towards the surface.

01:30 Considering that these creatures live in groups,

01:34 their sleep looks extremely strange to the observer.

01:37 Several dozen whales seem to have been turned off by someone on purpose.

01:42 They are hanging in the water. It even sounds strange.

01:46 At this time, both hemispheres of the brain are almost completely disabled in the animal.

01:52 Strange, but most cetaceans don't sleep.

01:56 The rest of the sperm whale is short but very strong and let the whole world wait.

02:02 Previously, scientists were convinced that sperm whales sleep in the same way as dolphins - on the go.

02:09 However, as it turned out later, sperm whales sleep in an upright position.

02:14 But there is still a very interesting fact from the life of sperm whales.

02:18 If we compare the capabilities of the sperm whale and any other whale,

02:23 it turns out that only this unique one is able to stay underwater longer than anyone else.

02:29 Having dived to a serious depth of up to 2500 meters,

02:35 he will calmly go about his business absolutely not noticing the pressure of the water.

02:41 By the way, modern submarines still cannot break this record.

02:45 They are almost three times behind the sperm whale.

02:48 On average, a sperm whale spends about 45 to 60 minutes underwater,

02:54 which is a fabulous record for mammals.

02:57 Just think about it.

02:59 And our hero breathes only with his left nostril.

03:02 The sperm whale needs his right nostril to let air in.

03:06 A special valve closes and oxygen does not come out back.

03:11 It is thanks to this system that the sea giant always has a large supply of oxygen.

03:17 Whatever one may say, but even whales need to replenish their air supplies.

03:22 The mammal moves slowly, but just before the water surface, the whale picks up speed.

03:28 And it is gaining so much speed that it can completely jump out of the water.

03:33 When the sperm whale thinks that he is a graceful dolphin,

03:36 the eyewitnesses have to be reassured with sedatives.

03:40 The whale often jumps out in front of the stern of the ship,

03:44 and then disappears at a breakneck speed.

03:48 It looks like Neptune himself decided to have some fun.

03:52 By the way, before jumping out of the water,

03:54 the sperm whale always warns of its appearance with a fountain.

03:58 However, the jets will be directed at an angle,

04:02 so it is not always possible to see this warning signal.

04:05 Sperm whales hunt all their adult life.

04:20 For one type of food, they dive deeply, for another they swim closer to the surface.

04:25 The sea giant's menu is truly varied, but the basis is made up of mollusks and giant squids.

04:32 It is rare to see octopuses here, and even less often - sharks.

04:37 The sperm whale searches for potential food using the same echolocation.

04:43 A handy thing, by the way.

04:44 Sperm whales can gather in small groups in order to drive their prey into a trap,

04:50 block escape routes and start eating.

04:53 At the time of the hunt, cetaceans actively interact with each other.

04:57 You have to agree on an offensive plan.

05:00 But sperm whales are not only smart hunters, they also love to just chat.

05:04 Sperm whales love to communicate, but they do it in a peculiar way.

05:15 Among the sea animals, there are silent ones, and there are talkers.

05:20 If the sperm whale gets stranded, it will roar so hard that your ears will be blocked.

05:26 For conversation, our hero uses three types of sounds.

05:30 Either it pops, or groans, or snaps.

05:34 Moreover, each group of sperm whales has its own language markers with a unique tonality.

05:40 All sounds of sperm whales are high frequency.

05:43 The whale can only hear them after the sound is reflected from the sea surface.

05:48 With the help of these sounds, they greet, convey information and warn each other about something.

05:54 As for the intimate life of sperm whales, or the so-called weddings,

05:59 they have no boundaries in this regard.

06:02 Yes, you understood it correctly.

06:04 Polygamy reigns here.

06:06 When the time for sperm whale weddings comes,

06:09 the male gather round themselves a whole harem, about 10 to 15 ladies.

06:15 The young ladies are not capricious, no complaints, no scandals.

06:19 But you have to fight for them.

06:21 Males push each other with their foreheads at high speeds.

06:26 With such a mass, this sight is like gladiatorial fights.

06:29 While some whales are actively getting to know each other and join the fight club,

06:35 others do not want to create families.

06:38 They organize full-fledged bachelor groups and compete in swimming.

06:43 Well, sperm whales, how interesting you are created!

06:47 What about you, friends?

06:48 Did you like the sperm whales?

06:50 Let us know in the comments.

06:52 The teeth of the sperm whales are valuable bones.

06:56 At the time of whale hunting, they served as an expensive ornamental material,

07:00 which was valued on a par with walrus tusk and mammoth tusk.

07:05 One whale tooth can weigh up to 2 kilograms.

07:09 And at the end of the video, we want to show you something else interesting.

07:13 Animals that most people have never seen.

07:16 There are still a lot of funny animals in nature, about which many of us have no idea.

07:34 Here are some of them.

07:36 Magic rabbit.

07:37 Few have heard of this cute and incredibly rare animal,

07:41 but it may well touch the eyes of a person no worse than a panda.

07:45 Biologists call him Eli Pika.

07:48 The second name of this animal is magic rabbit.

07:52 He was recently photographed for the first time in 20 years.

07:56 The animal was first discovered in the Tian Shan mountains in China.

08:01 In length, it grows up to 20 centimeters.

08:04 It is larger than a hamster, but much smaller than a cat.

08:08 Belongs to the species of pikas.

08:10 There are very few of them left in the Tian Shan, only 8,000 on the planet.

08:16 They live in colonies, but Chinese pikas try to hide as well as possible.

08:21 The second animal, Pichizi.

08:23 How do you like this animal in the photo?

08:26 Looks like a dressed up pig, doesn't it?

08:28 This is a pink fairy armadillo.

08:31 The second name is the frilled battleship.

08:34 It lives in Argentina.

08:36 In this photo, an armadillo cop, so it may well fit in the hands.

08:40 Adults grow up to 1 meter.

08:43 The main diet is insects and plant roots.

08:46 And the favorite delicacy is ants and their larvae.

08:51 Outwardly, it looks lazy, but don't get fooled.

08:54 Literally in a few seconds, it is able to dig underground,

08:58 leaving only a shell on the surface.

09:00 And if it buries itself in the sand, it is able to swim in it,

09:05 smoothly breaking through his own passages.

09:08 Pichizi is the Argentinian version of the common mole.

09:12 And one more little known animal.

09:16 Babirusa is also called pig deer.

09:19 In length, a meter, weight up to 80 kilograms.

09:23 Strongly different in appearance from other pigs,

09:26 and it's not just the strange curved fangs.

09:29 This pig has a disproportionately small head and very long legs.

09:34 Babirusa breaks her canines regularly, so they grow all the time.

09:39 But if the pig is lazy enough, then the fangs begin to pose a danger to itself.

09:44 There are cases when these fangs bend and grow

09:47 until they cut their tips into the animal's skull.

09:51 There are very few of them, and they only live in Indonesia.

09:55 Unlike our pigs, they eat exclusively plant foods.

09:59 Favorite delicacy is seaweed.

10:01 Babirusa eats them at low tide, running out to the seabed until the water comes back.

10:07 Well, friends, this series has also come to an end.

10:21 We hope it was interesting to you.

10:23 Stay with us, because we want to tell and show you so much more

10:27 about the animals that live with us on our planet Earth.

10:31 See you soon!

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