Espen Bergersen / Sperm whale {Physeter macrocephalus} showint tail fluke as it dives. Photographed just before midnight. 22 nautical miles northwest of Andenes, Northern Norway. July
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Tony Wu / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), ten swimming together in gathering of more than 50 individuals. Whales with flatulence and defecating. Sri Lanka.
Franco Banfi / Pod of sperm whale socializing, (Physeter macrocephalus), Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) young male trying to copulate with a female. The calf of the female was in the way so the male is trying to chase it away. Dominica.
Espen Bergersen / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tail fluke visible as whale dives. outside Andoya, Norway March
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Tony Wu / Swimmer stroking 'Scar', a male Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) who often seems to seek out and enjoy contact with people. Caribbean, January 2010. Model released.
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Tony Wu / Four Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) rubbing their heads together while socializing, forming an X shape pattern. Caribbean.
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Tony Wu / Four Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) rubbing their heads together while socializing, hanging down. Caribbean.
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Tony Wu / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) female at the ocean surface with her mouth open. This whale has just surfaced from foraging in deep water. Ogasawara or Bonin Islands, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) large group gathering together, rubbing together to shed skin, interacting and defecating. Indian Ocean, March.
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Tony Wu / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) adult female swimming upwards to surface with other behind. Indian Ocean, March.
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Tony Wu / Group of Sperm whales (Physter macrocephalus) family group swimming together, Indian Ocean, March.
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Tony Wu / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) adult female at ocean surface, Indian Ocean, March.
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Tony Wu / Family of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) engaged in social activity, rubbing against each other, Indian Ocean, March.
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Tony Wu / Aggregation of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) engaged in social activity. Indian Ocean, March.
Ammonite / Two Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) swiming near the surface, moving away from the camera, Azores, Portugal, July.
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Ammonite / Close up of a Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) swimming past the camera, Azores, Portugal, July.
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Philippe Clement / Stranded Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) on beach at Knokke, Belgium, February 2012. No release available.
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Doug Perrine / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) juvenile female aged about 6-11 years, Endangered Species, Commonwealth of Dominica, Caribbean, March
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Doug Perrine / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) juvenile female aged about 6-11 years, Endangered Species, Commonwealth of Dominica, Caribbean, March
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Hiroya Minakuchi / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) calf swimming near water surface, Ogasawara Island, Japan
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Hiroya Minakuchi / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) portrait, white morph, Azores Islands, Portugal
Flip Nicklin / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tail, New Zealand
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Tony Wu / Large gathering of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) comprising hundreds, perhaps thousands of individual whales that spanned horizon to horizon for nearly three days. This was likely a meeting of...
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Tony Wu / Inquisitive Sperm whale calf (Physeter macrocephalus) approaching with mouth open. This calf is part of a family unit that has three juvenile whales in it. The family unit was one of many that gathere...
