Sperm whales are the biggest animals on Earth that have teeth. They are carnivores, which means they eat meat. Although sperm whales can be found in all oceans, they prefer the waters with high squid populations, which are their main diet. A sperm whale can eat up to 1,500 kg of food each day. Sperm whales are big animals. The males can grow up to 18 metres long and weigh up to 54,000 kg while the females are a bit smaller with a length of 12 metres and a weight of 17,000 kg. A female sperm whale gives birth to one calf
every five to seven years after a gestation period of fourteen to nineteen months. The life span of sperm whales can be up to sixty or seventy years. It is interesting to know that they also have the largest brain of any mammals. Sperm whale populations are at risk due to hunting and their accidental entrapment in fishing nets.

SPERM WHALE

RANGE & HABITAT: All oceans, Prefer waters with high squid populationsAt risk due to hunting and accidental fishing net entrapmentBiggest animals that have teeth on Earth; Have the largest brain of all mammalsCarnivores, eat mainly squid - eat up to 1.500kg of food dailyGive birth to one calf every 5-7 years, Gestation period: 14-19 monthsMale: 18m in length, 54.000kg in weight - Female: 12m in length, 17.000kg in weightUp to 60 - 70 years
SIZE: All oceans, Prefer waters with high squid populationsAt risk due to hunting and accidental fishing net entrapmentBiggest animals that have teeth on Earth; Have the largest brain of all mammalsCarnivores, eat mainly squid - eat up to 1.500kg of food dailyGive birth to one calf every 5-7 years, Gestation period: 14-19 monthsMale: 18m in length, 54.000kg in weight - Female: 12m in length, 17.000kg in weightUp to 60 - 70 years
FEEDING HABITS: All oceans, Prefer waters with high squid populationsAt risk due to hunting and accidental fishing net entrapmentBiggest animals that have teeth on Earth; Have the largest brain of all mammalsCarnivores, eat mainly squid - eat up to 1.500kg of food dailyGive birth to one calf every 5-7 years, Gestation period: 14-19 monthsMale: 18m in length, 54.000kg in weight - Female: 12m in length, 17.000kg in weightUp to 60 - 70 years
OFFSPRING : All oceans, Prefer waters with high squid populationsAt risk due to hunting and accidental fishing net entrapmentBiggest animals that have teeth on Earth; Have the largest brain of all mammalsCarnivores, eat mainly squid - eat up to 1.500kg of food dailyGive birth to one calf every 5-7 years, Gestation period: 14-19 monthsMale: 18m in length, 54.000kg in weight - Female: 12m in length, 17.000kg in weightUp to 60 - 70 years
LIFE SPAN: All oceans, Prefer waters with high squid populationsAt risk due to hunting and accidental fishing net entrapmentBiggest animals that have teeth on Earth; Have the largest brain of all mammalsCarnivores, eat mainly squid - eat up to 1.500kg of food dailyGive birth to one calf every 5-7 years, Gestation period: 14-19 monthsMale: 18m in length, 54.000kg in weight - Female: 12m in length, 17.000kg in weightUp to 60 - 70 years
SPECIAL FEATURES: All oceans, Prefer waters with high squid populationsAt risk due to hunting and accidental fishing net entrapmentBiggest animals that have teeth on Earth; Have the largest brain of all mammalsCarnivores, eat mainly squid - eat up to 1.500kg of food dailyGive birth to one calf every 5-7 years, Gestation period: 14-19 monthsMale: 18m in length, 54.000kg in weight - Female: 12m in length, 17.000kg in weightUp to 60 - 70 years
CONVERSATION CONCERNS: All oceans, Prefer waters with high squid populationsAt risk due to hunting and accidental fishing net entrapmentBiggest animals that have teeth on Earth; Have the largest brain of all mammalsCarnivores, eat mainly squid - eat up to 1.500kg of food dailyGive birth to one calf every 5-7 years, Gestation period: 14-19 monthsMale: 18m in length, 54.000kg in weight - Female: 12m in length, 17.000kg in weightUp to 60 - 70 years