Sperm whale Vs giant squid

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Published 2007-12-18

Dive with a sperm whale and join the hunt for the giant squid. This amazing experience is based on real scientific data taken from digital tags (D-tags) placed on sperm whales. From Search and Destroy, Whales Tohora exhibition

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All Comments (21)

@jetdesmos8598 3 years ago

This is exactly how the IRS finds you.
@leximouse8998 5 years ago

terrifying and awesome. Imagine being in pitch black darkness then hear that clicking, getting closer and closer.
@AHPMB 14 years ago

It's amazing how incredibly well evolved sperm whales are to be able to breathe air and still survive being able to dive to that incredible kind of depth.
@boomer5000 2 years ago

I love how intelligent this animation makes the whale look. Sperm Whales are very intelligent animals.
@naturegnatiggy 7 months ago

Gotta love how it all starts with “search and destroy.”
@JJMDude 14 years ago

Man, I can't imagine what life as a sea creature is like. I see open water and I'd be terrified to be in it. Being unable to see the bottom, just the black abyss, absolutely chilling to behold. It's not really even what lives down there that scares me. I guess you'd have to be the biggest animal on Earth to be brave enough to hunt in the black depths.
@tepapa 16 years ago

It is called sperm whale because the sticky white substance in its 'melon', the fatty tissue that makes up its forehead, was originally mistaken for sperm. More info on how they use their melon for echolocation can be found on the Whales Tohora exhibition website.
@EliCross 13 years ago

Yes, it's computer graphics, but it's somehow incredibly creepy and atmospheric.
@AmberHopePierce 13 years ago

i have hard time imagining getting around without sight, humans are very dependent on it. the fact that a huge whale can get around in a boundless ocean without it (mostly) is what makes this video (and whales) badass!!
@Trebgah 13 years ago

This was done really well. I love the effect you added for the sonar
@gabrielebertolozzi6229 2 years ago

I remember seeing a video of this when they had that Whale exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago. I was OBSESSED with sea life at the time, and this video always takes me back to that time. It had to be around 2009 or 2010, and I was around 8 years old at the time.
@cruhnk 11 years ago

Sperm Whales are amazing. They can dive very deep to hunt. Their lungs were made to collaspe adaptable to the pressure deep in the ocean.
@marinakurban1379 7 years ago

What a brilliant illustration of echolocation, thank you!!!
@mcslackerton6697 9 years ago

Am I the only one that thinks that Sperm Whales deserve a cooler name?
@Tygermite 3 months ago

Man, I remember seeing this on YouTube when I was a kid! So many memories, back when times were simple.
@tepapa 13 years ago

Cont'd: The last time I looked at these data was nearly a decade ago, and the depth distribution was based on ~ 75 well-localised specimens. The juveniles can be found in the upper few cm of the water column; they migrate deeper as they grow.
@poobusgaming6730 5 years ago

I remember watching this years ago when I was little.
@tepapa 14 years ago

Thanks for that. Really glad you like our videos :) Florence, web admin at Te Papa
@fintan135 13 years ago

How could 67 ppl dislike this video it was incredable!
@sebs4622 5 years ago

Image being a fish in the dark and you start hearing this noise get faster and louder knowing something massive is coming right at you.