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Are sperm whales really as solitary as we think? The answer might surprise you. Indeed, you probably would have never suspected that these mythical sea creatures live in clans of up to 20,000 individuals. Yet, this is precisely what is described in an article<\/a> by biologist Hal Whitehead of Dalhousie University and published in January 2024 in the journal Royal Society Open Science<\/em>. Seven of these clans have been identified in the Pacific Ocean. However, the surprises don\u2019t end there! Each of these large clans has its own culture which is notably based on communication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are sperm whales really as solitary as we think? The answer might surprise you. Indeed, you probably would have never suspected that these mythical sea creatures live in clans of up to 20,000 individuals. Yet, this is precisely what is described in an article by biologist Hal Whitehead of Dalhousie University and published in January […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12856,"featured_media":65270,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[60,1913,1914],"class_list":["post-65321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cachalot-en","tag-groupe-en","tag-unite-sociale-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Secret Societies of Sperm Whales - Baleines en direct<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are sperm whales really as solitary as we think? 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