Large, mature male sperm whale with mouth open | Dominica

A mature bull sperm whale, which was significantly larger in size than the females and juveniles, perhaps approaching 20 meters in length. As soon as the large male announced its arrival in the area with a series of loud clangs, the other whales swam toward it to socialize. Mature males spend more time in higher latitudes in the northern hemisphere and lower latitudes in the southern, so in-water encounters with them are relatively infrequent.

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A mature bull sperm whale, which was significantly larger in size than the females and juveniles, perhaps approaching 20 meters in length. As soon as the large male announced its arrival in the area with a series of loud clangs, the other whales swam toward it to socialize. Mature males spend more time in higher latitudes in the northern hemisphere and lower latitudes in the southern, so in-water encounters with them are relatively infrequent.