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Sperm whale swimming upside down in clear blue water | Sri Lanka

Inquisitive adult female sperm whale in the Indian Ocean, swimming underneath me to check me out using sonar. Sperm whales seem to swim upside-down frequently when they use sonar to investigate objects above them. Perhaps this position gives them optimal results.

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Image Size: 5013x3342 / 48.0MB; https://www.photoshelter.com/support/license#rm; https://www.tony-wu.com/contact-tony-wu; Physeter catadon Sperm Whale Sri Lanka Physeteridae Physeter macrocephalus Cachalot Cetartiodactyla Vulnerable: IUCN Red List Marine Mammal Odontoceti Animalia Odontocete Toothed Whale CITES Appendix 1 Indian Ocean Cetacea Mammalia Mirissa Chordata
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Inquisitive adult female sperm whale in the Indian Ocean, swimming underneath me to check me out using sonar. Sperm whales seem to swim upside-down frequently when they use sonar to investigate objects above them. Perhaps this position gives them optimal results.