We all know that 70% of the planet is ocean, and as a result there are some very large creatures in the oceans. For example, the sperm whale is the largest toothed whale in existence, and the king squid is the second largest cephalopod in existence. Scientists often say that sperm whales are very fond of dealing with the king squid, but we still don't know why. At the same time, netizens are also very interested in this question, because both are the same kind of items in the ocean in the dominant, so why is the sperm whale very like to deal with the king squid?
The two are a predatory relationshipFirst of all, we need to understand the king squid, the king squid is very large. And it has very long tentacles, so in the sea they have the ability to make waves. And it feeds on marine carnivores, its main animal is some small fish, and its spouting basin is relatively weak, so it will prefer to live in the upper layers of seawater. But the sperm whale is the largest toothed whale, and it has very sharp teeth. And the sperm whale's favorite predator is large cephalopods, so it just so happens that the sperm whale forms a predatory relationship with the king squid.
The chances of an encounter are highThe chances of an encounter are also very high because sperm whales are very widely distributed, and can often be found in areas of the ocean that are not frozen. But the king squid and the sperm whale are also the same, they are also very widely distributed. Although the sperm whale lives in 500~1000 meters of seawater for a long time, as a mammal, it needs to go to the surface every 1~2 hours for some air exchange. Therefore it is very likely to meet with the king squid, then this time the sperm whale will attack the king squid.
Very good predatorThen for the predator sperm whales, they will certainly not let go of such a large cephalopod food. And if the giant king squid lives in the sperm whale's path of necessity, it will surely be attacked by the giant king squid. And because the king squid moves so slowly, sperm whales love to feed on such large and predatory animals.