Sperm+whale

= **The Sperm Whale** =

**Plans for Recovery: At this time there is no recovery plan for the sperm whale.**


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= Feeding Habits: =

==== **Hunting: The sperm whale lives at the surface of the water they dive to about 4,000 feet but have been recorded to be diving at a amazing 10,500 ft.they mostly hunt for giant squid at thous depths.ut also eat fish and octopus** ==== ==== **Habitat: The sperm whale has no spacific habitat.They live all over the world. They can live in both tropical and cool waters. They are mostly found in open oceans. They have no Critical habitat.** ====

= **Population:** = ==== **For the population on the sperm whale there is no defined number. The best estimates say, that there are between 200,000 and 1,500,000 sperm whales in the world. ** ====

**Threats of whales : **
====** media type="custom" key="12040767" Few natural predators threaten sperm whale populations. Orcas are known to attack and kill adult sperm whales, though it is the young who are the most  easily killed. Sometimes large sharks may watch to attack and eat young or sick whales. **==== ==== **, human pressures pose a far greater threat to sperm whales. hit with large vessels, and tangled in fishing nets. ** ====

** F U N F A C T S **

 * 1) ==== **They eat about 3% of their body fat per day .** ====
 * 2) ==== **Females are extremely social.** ====
 * 3)  **They form pods with very strong emotional bonds. **
 * 4)  **Many people think that the Sperm Whale is very lazy. **
 * 5) **moving at a speed of about 3 miles per hour. **
 * 6) ** The whale in the famous story __//Moby Dick//__ **