Main predators for sperm whales

Sperm whales are not the easiest of whales to watch , due to their long dive times and ability to travel long distances underwater. There is thus a constant trade-off for prey between avoiding predation and continuing fitness-enhancing activities such as foraging or mating 5 , 6. Article Google Scholar Ings, T. Received : 14 December The fact that sperm whales do not consistently conform to either of these modes suggests that clicking rate in the approach phase is possibly not species-specific, but could be dynamically adapted to different prey types or prey distribution found in specific habitats, which in turn may affect the echoic scene that must be processed by the echolocating toothed whales. Animals will likely make use of all sensory cues available to improve the efficiency of their activities Ccamlr Science, 11