18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Whales'pod

Aggregation of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) several females run after few males. Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Dominica
Camera: L1D-20c
Copyright: © Franco Banfi