How Sperm Whales Learned to Outsmart their Hunters | Wild to Know

The sperm whale is the world’s largest toothed predator. It also has the biggest brain of any animal on earth. This mind has helped them outwit their natural predators, but what happened when sperm whales came up against humans?
With fascinating facts and footage of pod life, we explore how sperm whales learned to evade 19th-century whalers. It’s an incredible story of survival - yet now these marine giants are facing new threats.
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💡 scientific sources:
02:13 - spermaceti organ
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02:47 - echolocation
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03:14 - biggest brain
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04:01 - marguerite formation
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04:42 - whalers' success rate drop
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🔗 video sources:
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American Film Institute: Robert J. Flaherty / Nanook of the North, USA 1922: catalog.afi.co...
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NOAA HIHWNMS, NOAA Photo Library
Ed Lyman /NOAA MMHSRP, NOAA Photo Library
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Azores aerials of sperm whales (cinematographer: Mark Romanov, IG: @mark.romanov)
With Permission from Região Autônoma dos Açores under Filming Permit Number #12A-ORAC-2018.