QUICK FACTS. Name: Dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) Where it lives: Tropical and temperate waters around the world. What it eats: Deep-sea squid, octopuses, crustaceans and fish. Dwarf sperm whales ...

Sperm whales hunt by doing deep dives, and they can dive to over 10,000 feet for over 60 minutes, the NOAA said. They typically eat squid, sharks and other fish that are typically found deep ...

Ironically, the whales also have a defense mechanism similar to their top food source, the squid. “Each pygmy sperm whale has a sac filled with dark liquid in its intestine.

The whale will remain on the beach to naturally decompose. A 53-foot male sperm whale that washed ashore near Seaside was killed by a vessel strike, researchers determined after performing a necropsy.

Sperm whales are a federally-protected endangered species that dive thousands of feet under the surface to catch squid, according to marine biologist Amber Keuhn who stayed with the whale overnight.

Ironically, the whales also have a defense mechanism similar to their top food source, the squid. “Each pygmy sperm whale has a sac filled with dark liquid in its intestine.

Ironically, the whales also have a defense mechanism similar to their top food source, the squid. “Each pygmy sperm whale has a sac filled with dark liquid in its intestine.

Ironically, the whales also have a defense mechanism similar to their top food source, the squid. “Each pygmy sperm whale has a sac filled with dark liquid in its intestine.

Ironically, the whales also have a defense mechanism similar to their top food source, the squid. “Each pygmy sperm whale has a sac filled with dark liquid in its intestine.

Ironically, the whales also have a defense mechanism similar to their top food source, the squid. “Each pygmy sperm whale has a sac filled with dark liquid in its intestine.