Mating sperm whale

Laurentii Salvii. Long-line fishing operations in the Gulf of Alaska complain that sperm whales take advantage of their fishing operations to eat desirable species straight off the line, sparing the whales the need to hunt. The S-shaped blowhole is located very close to the front of the head and shifted to the whale's left. The sperm whale's eye does not differ greatly from those of other toothed whales except in size. Archived from the original on 22 April Gray whales engage in often elaborate courtship practices before mating.