The sperm whale is the largest toothed whale. They have 20-26 teeth on each side of their lower jaws. Technically they have upper teeth, too, but these are vestigial and rarely erupt. Sperm whales are deep ocean dwelling animals making dives up to 6,500 feet (2,000m) to find food in the form of gian
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover a wasp that eats cicadas. I mean, to be fair, what else were you expecting? EDIT: According to geonerd the wasp seen at 1:45 is a European hornet, not a cicada killer. Sorry for the mix up! You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfac
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover some whales who aren't whales at all. You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/animalfactfiles/ --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible but we're only human; if you cat
For whales, sound plays a central role. But it is becoming increasingly noisy in the oceans. Man-made noise from a wide variety of sources is increasingly drowning out the whales' calls - and thus disrupting their sense of direction. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Group 5 Film Production/Tamar Baumgarten/Scop
More than 1000 pilot whales live between Madeira, the Azores and the Canary Islands. They have settled down there, since the sea around the island flanks offers ideal feeding conditions. Author: ZDF/Terra X/E. z. Eulenburg, I. Zink, Oliver Roetz, WENDEVARGA, Region Five Translation and dubbing: al
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover that the way we name animals can be pretty freaking arbitrary. EDIT: At 2:02 6 pounds is ACTUALLY equal to 2.72 kilograms - whoops! You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover a goofy looking bird who waged a war against humans and won! You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/animalfactfiles/ --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible but we're
The common name "barn owl" may be in reference to a single species, but it can also describe the group of approximately twenty living species in the barn owl family. The barn owl family includes any owls not classified as "true" owls and they all have heart-shaped faces. There are sooty owls, masked
Mambas are considered one of the world's deadliest snakes. They are four mamba snake species: the black mamba and the three green mambas. The green mambas are green in color and get their name from this scale coloration, but black mambas range from brown to olive green in color. Their name actually
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover a fish whose oldest living individual was more than two centuries old! You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible but
Barramundi, or Asian sea bass, are fish found in the Indo-Pacific region of the world. They are catadromous fish meaning they spend part of their lives in freshwater but return to saltwater to spawn. They're broadcast spawners, and over the course of their lifetimes these fish may be ladies or lads!
