The Ridiculously Extreme Lives of Deep Sea Whales

Sperm Whales Dive 1000s of meters below the surface in search of food, entering into a completely alien enviroment, such a strange place for a mammal of all creatures to be and it isn't just sperm whales. There are at least a dozen species of whales that have adapted to dive into the abyss for their food and these whales aren't closely related and have evolved to be deep sea divers on separate occasions. So why don't these beasts hunt near the surface, what lures these giants into the deep? To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/MothLightMedia To donate to my PayPal (thank you): https://www.paypal.me/mothlightmedia To buy merchandise: teespring.com/en-GB/stores/moth-light... Email: [email protected] If I have used artwork that belongs to you but have neglected to credit it this will just be because I was unable to find one. If this has happened please contact me and I will add a credit. Some Art work has been altered for the purposes of bettering them for video format; these alterations were done independent from the artists who created the original work, so they are not responsible for any inaccuracies that could have occurred with the changes being made. Sources: https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2003/258/m258p291.pdf https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16689963/#:~:text=An%20average%20dive%20cycle%20consisted,14.6)%20of%20the%20descent%20phase. https://peerj.com/articles/715/ https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Metabolic-ecology-of-the-colossal-squid-Mesonychoteuthis-hamiltoni-in-the-Southern_fig8_315741354 https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/spo/SPO/tr83opt.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6262034/ https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Percentages-of-squid-types-in-sample-of-75-animals-recovered-from-sperm-whale-stomachs_tbl2_254287639