https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz Made with facts en-us 2020-08-03 03:21:45 UTC 2020-08-11 00:09:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://www.scientificpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/brain-anatomical-wall-chart.jpg mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667704706 The brainy animal]]> 2020-08-03 03:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667704706 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667706802 The no brainer]]> 2020-08-03 03:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667706802 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667708451 The rib cage is flexible so that the whale can allow lung collapse. The sperm whale's sleek shape is well-suited for deep diving, this species' specialty. 
The sperm whale's flippers, or pectoral fins, help the animal maneuver through water.

]]> 2020-08-03 03:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667708451 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667710945
Among sperm whales' (and other toothed whales') most amazing adaptations is echolocation, the use of sound to locate objects based on their echoes− also a way of navigating. The whales use this ability to, among other things, hunt successfully for deepwater prey, such as giant squid.

]]> 2020-08-03 03:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667710945 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667711386 They can decrease  their heart rate to preserve oxygen supplies and can direct blood towards their brain and other essential organs, but only when oxygen levels deplete.]]> 2020-08-03 03:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667711386 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667714843 This one is what i think is both a structural and behavioural adaptation.
Unlike fish, which swim by moving their tails side to side, whales and dolphins move their flukes up and down. Sperm whale flukes are the largest, relative to body size, of any whale.]]> 2020-08-03 03:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667714843 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667718362 They have a sharp beak on their mouths that they use to break open shells.

]]> 2020-08-03 03:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667718362 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667718799 They can aim the water in any direction.]]> 2020-08-03 03:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667718799 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667719128 Squid have very good eyesight and may even be able to see in color.]]> 2020-08-03 03:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667719128 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667720836 The squids' two tentacles are specially adapted for feeding and they use them to grab their prey. - both structural and behavioural.]]> 2020-08-03 03:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667720836 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667722406 They are both big. They both live underwater.  ]]> 2020-08-03 03:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/667722406 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/674977864

Sperm whales have the biggest heads and brains on Earth. Their brains are 5 times heavier than a human’s.

The white whale in Moby Dick was based on two real-life sperm whales: a whale that rammed and sank the ship Essex and an albino adult male named Mocha Dick. 

Sperm whales are named after the spermaceti pulled from their bodies.

Sperm whales fertilize the oceans with their feces, which floats upward and is consumed by phytoplankton.

Male adult sperm whales have been known to attack killer whales to compete for food.

A sperm whale’s heart weighs about the same as two average adult male humans (125 kg, 275 pounds).

The highest sound pressure level ever recorded from an animal was from a sperm whale off the coast of northern Norway. The single click reached 235 (dB re 1 μ Pa), which is equal to the sound pressure of the Saturn V rocket heard at about one meter distance (3 feet). This recording proved the “the Big Bang” hypothesis, which stated that sperm whales could stun or even kill prey with sound.

]]> 2020-08-10 23:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/674977864 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/674980363

Giant squid is one of the biggest animals on the planet. Largest specimen had 59 feet in length and almost one ton of weight. It was a female, which are normally larger than males. Average size of the male is around 33 feet and 440 pounds in weight.

Giant squid can be long as a school bus.
Giant squid has large head, eight arms and two tentacles used for grabbing of the prey.
Giant squid has strong jaws which are shaped like a parrot beak.

Diet of the giant squid consists of other squids, fish and shrimps. Scientists believe that giant squid can attack and eat small whales.

Tentacles are equipped with four rows of suction cups with hooks which facilitate catching of the prey.

 Once they catch the prey, tentacles transport it to the arms which deliver the food to the 
mouth.

6. Although numerous, 10 feet long arms are not used for the catching of the prey.

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Although giant squids look like monsters which aggressively hunt and kill their prey, they are actually ambush predators who rather wait for the prey to appear on its own. 

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They do not seek for food actively because they need to preserve the energy.

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Since giant squids live on the depth of 3000 to 6000 feet, they have huge eyes which enable them to detect objects in the lightless ambient.

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 Eye of the giant squid has 10 inches in diameter. It is the size of the beach ball.

]]> 2020-08-10 23:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/674980363 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/674983880 Hello, today I am going to compare and contrast the Sperm Whale and the Giant Squid.  They have different adaptations to water, but i feel like the sperm whale has better ones than the giant squid, and i feel like this is because of the brains. The sperm whale has the biggest brain in the world, while the giant squid has a donut sized brain. Eg. The sperm whale can use echolocation as a way of navigating, but the giant squid doesn't. Instead, it has good eyesight and may be able to see in colour, but it might not help with navigating, it looks like it is just good for seeing. From my research, I have only found 2 things that are similar between them, and it is stuff you already know. They are both big, and they both live underwater. In conclusion, the sperm whale is a smarter species than the giant squid. Feel free to read their adaptations.]]> 2020-08-10 23:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/674983880 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/674995339 Here are their scientific names.

.Sperm Whale: Physeter macrocephalus. 

Giant Squid: Architeuthis.]]> 2020-08-11 00:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/674995339 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/674996836 Sperm whales live in every ocean in the world but stay away from the extremely cold waters near the polar ice in the north and the south. Females usually remain in temperate and tropical waters within 45-55° latitude, whereas males travel in temperate waters.

Giant squid are found throughout all of the world's oceans. They are usually found at depths of between 1,000 feet (300 meters) and about 2,000 feet (600 meters), although there are documented reports of specimens found as deep as 3,800 feet (1175 meters).]]> 2020-08-11 00:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/674996836 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/674997820 Not much difference between them.]]> 2020-08-11 00:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/674997820 mb9803 https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/674998761 Quite a difference.]]> 2020-08-11 00:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mb9803/gjz1wtuyizkscttz/wish/674998761