What is a sperm whale?

Q: What is a sperm whale?


A: The sperm whale is the largest toothed whale also known as the cachalot.

Q: What is the size of the sperm whale's head?


A: The sperm whale has the biggest head of any animal which can be about 20 feet long, and is about one-third of the whale's body.

Q: What is the size of the lower jaw of the sperm whale?


A: The lower jaw of the sperm whale is small in size.

Q: What type of teeth does the sperm whale have?


A: The sperm whale has huge, conical teeth that fit into sockets in the upper jaw.

Q: Is the sperm whale a baleen or toothed whale?


A: The sperm whale is a toothed whale.

Q: How does the size of the sperm whale's head compare to its body?


A: The sperm whale's head is about one-third of its body.

Q: What is another name for the sperm whale?


A: The sperm whale is also known by the name cachalot.

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