[CINC] Sperm Whales "PRIVATE LIVES" - National Wildlife Oct/Nov 2012

[maria ornelas]

Hi Naturalists,

The magazine's subtitle reads, "From family life to feeding habits, sperm whales in the Caribbean are sharing their hidden world with biologists who are studying the animals as individuals for the first time ever"

It goes on to say, "A SOCIAL UNIT,  or family, of sperm whales swims near the surface of the Caribbean Sea off Dominica. Females remain all their lives in the waters in which they were born, living with related females and their male offspring, which leave the group at maturity. When a female with a calf too young to dive deeply for food goes foraging, other females will stay with the offspring at the surface, guarding it. Adults spend as much as 45 minutes of every hour in deep dives." 

You'll find National Wildlife in your local library. Enjoy

Maria G. Ornelas
maria at rasnowpeak.com

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