Sperm Whale

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:audio gptkb:Clicks
Codas
Spermaceti organ
gptkbp:brainWeight up to 9 kg
gptkbp:calfLengthAtBirth about 1,000 kg
about 4 meters
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Sperm_Whale
gptkbp:conservationStatus Vulnerable
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Moby-Dick
cathedral
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:distribution Worldwide
gptkbp:divingDepth up to 90 minutes
up to 2,250 meters
gptkbp:economicImportance gptkb:Ambergris
Spermaceti oil
Whale hunting (historically)
gptkbp:family gptkb:Physeteridae
gptkbp:finType Small dorsal hump
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
1758
gptkbp:gestationPeriod 14-16 months
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sperm Whale
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Vulnerable
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length up to 20.5 meters
gptkbp:lifespan up to 70 years
gptkbp:migratory Long-distance
gptkbp:notableFeature Blowhole on left side of head
Deep diver
Largest brain of any animal
Largest toothed predator
Produces ambergris
gptkbp:order gptkb:Cetacea
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Cachalot
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators gptkb:bird
gptkb:fish
gptkb:lake
gptkb:Giant_squid
gptkb:Colossal_squid
Large sharks
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Pod
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Physeter_macrocephalus
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism Males larger than females
gptkbp:sexualMaturity Females: 7-13 years
Males: 18-21 years
gptkbp:skin Dark gray
gptkbp:socialStructure Matriarchal groups
gptkbp:spermacetiFunction Echolocation
Sound production
Buoyancy control
gptkbp:spermacetiOrgan Present in head
gptkbp:subspecies None recognized
gptkbp:tailLength Triangular flukes
gptkbp:teeth 20-26 pairs in lower jaw
gptkbp:teethLocation Lower jaw only
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Physeteridae
gptkbp:weight up to 57,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Colossal_Squid
gptkb:The_Colossal_Squid
gptkb:Sea_Squid
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6