Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) with fully open mouth. 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

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Image size: 6720x4480 pixels (22.4"x14.9" @300dpi)

Shooting date : 2020-02-04

Keywords

Individual / Stage of development / Adult

Shot / Three quarter shot

Matter (substance) / Water (matter) / Water surface

Species / Species particularity / Aquatic species / Saltwater species

February

Species / Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) / CITES Appendix 1

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Threatened endangered species / Vulnerable (IUCN) VU

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World sea and ocean / Atlantic Ocean / North Atlantic Ocean / Caribbean Sea

Animal / Wild animal / Chordate / Vertebrate / Synapsid / Therapsid / Mammal / Marine mammal / Cetacean / Whale / Sperm whale / Sperm whale (Physeter catodon)

Organism / Morphology / Morphology (zoology) / Mouth

Area / Marine area / Sea / Tropical sea

America / Antilles islands archipelago / Lesser Antilles (Archipelago) / Dominica island

Colour / Blue

Light effect / Reflection

Shot / Underwater shot

Shot / Overview

Shot / Close-up

Motion / Locomotion / Swim

Open

Organism / Morphology / Morphology (zoology) / Tooth

Individual / Nobody

Latin keywords

Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Gnathostomata / Euteleostomi / Sarcopterygii / Rhipidistia / Tetrapodomorpha / Tetrapoda / Synapsida / Eupelycosauria / Therapsida / Cynodontia / Mammalia / Cetacea / Physeteridae / Physeter

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