The Sperm Whale Quiz: questions and answers
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1. What is another name for a sperm whale?
Cachalot
2. What is the scientific name of the sperm whale?
Physeter macrocephalus
3. At what age do male sperm whales reach their maximum size?
50 years old
4. What is the average length of a male sperm whale?
16 m
5. What is spermaceti?
A sperm oil
6. How much does a sperm whale's brain weight?
7.8 kilograms
7. At what age do female sperm whales become fertile?
9 years
8. What was the age of the oldest whale female to give birth?
41 years old
9. What is the conservation status of the sperm whale?
Vulnerable
10. Which famous book is based on the true story of a sperm whale?
"Moby Dick"