sperm whales

Sperm whales are not the biggest whale swimming in the ocean, even at a whopping 35 tons, but that does not stop them from being formidably powerful creatures.

成年体重高达35吨的抹香鲸不是海洋中最大的鲸鱼，但这并不能阻止它们成为强大的生物。

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So till I have proof to the contrary, I'll deny that baleen whales, sperm whales, or unicorns can do any such thing.

所以，在没有真凭实据之前，我不能承认长须鲸、大头鲸、独角鲸可以穿透钢板。

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The order Cetacea consists of three families, baleen whales, sperm whales, dolphins, and it's in this last group that narwhales are placed.

鲸鱼目有三科：长须鲸，大头鲸和海豚，独角鲸是归在最后一科。

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Despite large population drops due to whaling, sperm whales are still fairly numerous.

虽然由于捕鲸导致了巨大鲸数的减少，抹香鲸的数目仍很巨大。

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Sperm whales are impressive swimmers who can dive in excess of 3000 feet below the surface to find food, and because they are mammals, they have to hold their breath for the whole 90 minute return trip!

抹香鲸的潜水能力极好，可以在3000多英尺深的海域内寻找食物，鉴于哺乳动物的属性，它们必须在90分钟的回程内屏住呼吸，保存体内含氧量！

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Sperm whales are easily recognized by their massive heads and prominent rounded foreheads.

抹香鲸容易识别，因为它们有着巨大的头，显著的前额。

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Killer whales, who live at the top of the ocean food chain, used to prey on sperm and baleen whales.

虎鲸是在海洋食物链的最高层，它习惯于捕食抹香鲸和须鲸。

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Portugal& Near the Azores, just below the sunlit Atlantic surface, sperm whales float in vertical repose.

葡萄牙&亚述尔群岛附近，阳光照射的大西洋水面正下方，抹香鲸以垂直的睡姿漂浮着。

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a gift of two healthy sperm whales?

要两个健康的抹香鲸作为礼物？

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The sperm whale does not feed on small fish like other whales.

巨头鲸不象其它鲸一样以小鱼为主食.

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Rarely seen, giant squid are prey to sperm whales.

很罕见, 大鱿鱼是被掠食者――鲸鱼.

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Sperm whales hunt squid though a method which involves them flipping upside down in order to create a vacuum which can hoover a squid up from up to three feet away.

抹香鲸猎捕乌贼的方法极妙：它们猛然翻滚身体、俯冲而下，利用水流形成真空，靠着这股水压把距离自身2-3英尺的乌贼吸入口中。

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Sperm whales can be found anywhere in the ocean and prefer meals of squid.

抹香鲸广泛分布于各大海域，喜食乌贼。

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Although darker than blue whales, sperm whales had almost the same amount of sun damage, perhaps because they spend more time at the surface breathing between dives, the researchers speculate.

尽管抹香鲸比蓝鲸的肤色更深，但是它们受到的损伤几乎是同样之多，研究人员认为或许这是由于抹香鲸在不潜水时到水面上呼吸的时间较长造成的。

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I believe in the existence of a mammal with a powerful constitution, belonging to the vertebrate branch like baleen whales, sperm whales, or dolphins, and armed with a tusk made of horn that has tremendous penetrating power.

我相信海中有一种哺乳类动物存在，它的躯体组织十分坚实，属于脊椎动物门，像长须鲸、大头鲸或海豚，一样，并且有一个角质的长牙，钻穿的力量十分大。

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Many stories of deadly battles between these two massive animals exist, and sperm whales have even been seen with suction cup-shaped wounds and remnants of giant squid in their stomachs.

有许多关于这两种巨型动物之间一决胜负的战斗的故事，在抹香鲸身上已见过吸盘状的伤口，以及胃中也发现过有巨型章鱼的残余。

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Photo Gallery: Whales Sperm whales'heads are filled with a mysterious substance called spermaceti.

鲸鱼图片 美术馆 .巨头鲸(抹香鲸)的头部充满一种神秘的物质叫做鲸脑.

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It is eaten by a type of whale called the sperm whale, which is over 18 metres long. The sperm whale does not feed on small like other whales.

鱿鱼是一种名叫巨头鲸的鲸鱼的食物，这种鲸鱼体长超过18米。巨头鲸鱼，它不以小鱼为食。

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Sperm whales and giant squid may be mortal enemies.

抹香鲸和巨型章鱼可能是死敌。

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The findings come from a study of156 blue, fin and sperm whales swimming in the Gulf of California.

这些发现是在对加利福尼亚湾的156只蓝鲸、长须鲸和抹香鲸进行研究后得出的。

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Sperm whales are the owners of the largest brains of any creature known on Earth.

抹香鲸是地球上所有已知生物中头脑最大的生物。

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Squid beaks are often found in the stomachs of sperm whales.

经常能在抹香鲸的胃里发现鱿鱼的嘴

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Head north from Christchurch and three hours on the road brings you to Kaikoura, a small town on a bay, whose cold, rich waters support sperm whales, seals, occasional orcas, dolphins, albatrosses; and hence shoals of tourists.

从基督城驱车北行三个小时，就来到了海滨小镇凯库拉（Kaikoura），此处富含营养质的寒冷海水吸引着抹香鲸、逆戟鲸、海豚以及信天翁前来觅食，游客因此纷至沓来。

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Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as3,280 feet ( 1,000 meters) in search of squid to eat.

就人们所知，抹香鲸可以浅到3280英尺（1000米）的地方去觅食章鱼。

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