Sperm Whale Headbutts Documented for the First Time on Film

New film footage has for the first time documented sperm whales using powerful headbutts, a behavior previously only anecdotally reported in the 19th century when they allegedly sank whaling ships.

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der-standardGerman161d ago

Mächtige Kopfstöße von Pottwalen erstmals filmisch dokumentiert

Im 19. Jahrhundert brachten die Riesen angeblich Walfangschiffe zum Sinken, indem sie ihren Kopf als Rammbock einsetzten. Neue Filmaufnahmen werfen weitere Fragen auf

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Sperm Whale Headbutts Documented for the First Time on Film

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