sperm whales

Sperm whales can grow to 52ft long and up to 77,000lb - 130,000lb. The reason they can become so big is because they live for a long time, 60 to 70 years to be exact. They have one of the largest global distributions for any whale in the world. They can range from the equator to the Arctic and Antarctic oceans. The sperm whales prefer to live in deep water. Because of being a toothed whale, they do not eat krill like all whales with baleen. Instead they eat sharks, squid, skates, and deep water fish. The whales are endangered because of whaling and other deep sea fishing. It is important to help save these amazing and magnificent creatures.