A sperm whale, the world’s largest-toothed animal, showed up just 11 miles outside of the Long Beach Harbor.
A sperm whale was spotted 11 miles from Long Beach’s Harbor on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. A sperm whale, the world’s largest-toothed animal, showed up just 11 miles outside of the Long Beach Harbor this week, hanging out in 900 feet of water on Tuesday, April 9.
Combs said he had told his crew earlier in the day that he had a hunch something special was going to show up. When he saw the blow of the sperm whale in the distance, he and the boat crew jumped with joy, he said.“It was a good feeling, the uniqueness of it,” he said. “They are so interesting looking, they are kind of weird and wrinkly, their blowhole is on the left side of their head. They look kind of prehistoric.
Sperm whales are named for the waxy substance, called spermaceti, found in their head cavities. The spermaceti is an oil sac that helps the whales focus sound.
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