Sperm whales are emperors of the ocean.
抹香鲸是海洋之王。
Let's think about what we can do to save sperm whales.
想想为了拯救抹香鲸，我们能做些什么？
For a long time, we assumed that all whales that had teeth including sperm whales and killer whales were closely related to one another.
在很长一段时间里，我们认为所有有牙齿的鲸鱼，包括抹香鲸和虎鲸，彼此都是密切相关的。
Sperm whales and giant squid may be mortal enemies.
抹香鲸和巨型章鱼可能是死敌。
Squid beaks are often found in the stomachs of sperm whales.
经常能在抹香鲸的胃里发现鱿鱼的嘴。
Sperm whales are often spotted in groups (called pods) of some 15 to 20 animals.
抹香鲸通常被发现成群出现，每群大约有15至20条。
Sperm whales, which spend more time than other species at the surface, were also vulnerable.
抹香鲸待在水面上的时间比其他种类的鲸鱼都要长，所以也很容易被晒伤。
To snack on octopus and giant squid, sperm whales sometimes dive over 2,000 meters in the sea.
为了猎食章鱼及大型乌贼，抹香鲸有时会潜到2,000多公尺深的海中。
That in turn stands to have an effect on the food chain, since giant squid provide the meal of choice for endangered sperm whales.
其后果又对食物链产生影响，因为巨型鱿鱼是濒危抹香鲸的首选食物。
But previous sightings and sound recordings closer to the surface suggested that the sperm whales are relatively few and far between.
但是之前位于水面附近的目击和录音都说明抹香鲸在那儿相对稀少。
They'll tear the throats from grey whale calves, and have even been known to take chunks out of sperm whales - the largest predators that ever lived.
它们会撕裂小灰鲸的喉咙，甚至公认会从抹香鲸——有史以来最大的天敌身上撕下大块的肉。
When, in the summer of 2007, I dove into the three-mile deep waters off the Azores and swam with sperm whales, my overwhelming reaction was to offer my apologies.
2007年当我在亚速尔群岛海边跳入3米深的水中与抹香鲸共泳时，我无法抑制地想向他表达歉意。
The largest toothed whales on Earth, sperm whales are listed as vulnerable-or facing a high risk of extinction in the wild-by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
作为地球上最大型的齿鲸类，抹香鲸已经被国际自然保护联盟列入了高灭绝风险的野外物种之列。
Fueling the evolution of cetacean communication is an ability, observed in dolphins, humpback whales and sperm whales, to pass songs and codas between generations and individuals.
通过观察海豚、驼背鲸和抹香鲸得知，促进鲸目动物通信进化的是一种在每代以及每个个体间传递鸣叫和强音的能力。
Sperm whales throughout the Pacific Ocean carry evidence within their bodies of exposure to multiple man-made pollutants, according to a new Environmental Health Perspectives study.
根据《环境与健康展望》最新研究显示，生活在太平洋里的抹香鲸身体里携带多种人造污染物质。
Many stories of deadly battles between these two massive animals exist, and sperm whales have even been seen with suction cup-shaped wounds and remnants of giant squid in their stomachs.
有许多关于这两种巨型动物之间一决胜负的战斗的故事，在抹香鲸身上已见过吸盘状的伤口，以及胃中也发现过有巨型章鱼的残余。
Long believed to exist only in the brains of humans and other great apes, in 2006 spindle cells were discovered in the same brain areas in humpback whales, fin whales, killer whales, and sperm whales.
长久以来梭形细胞被认为只存在于人类和其他类人猿的大脑中，直到2006梭形细胞也在座头鲸、长须鲸、虎鲸和抹香鲸大脑的同样区域上被发现。
The scientists also found that darker whales, in this case sperm and fin whales, tended to not get sunburned as much as lighter blue whales.
科学家还发现深颜色的鲸鱼，比如长须鲸和抹香鲸，不会像浅蓝色的鲸鱼那样遭受同等程度的灼伤。
The sperm whale does not feed on small fish like other whales.
抹香鲸不像其他鲸鱼那样以小鱼为食。
It is eaten by a type of whale called the sperm whale, which is over 18 metres long. The sperm whale does not feed on small like other whales.
鱿鱼是一种名叫巨头鲸的鲸鱼的食物，这种鲸鱼体长超过18米。巨头鲸鱼，它不以小鱼为食。
It is eaten by a type of whale called the sperm whale, which is over 18 metres long. The sperm whale does not feed on small like other whales.
鱿鱼是一种名叫巨头鲸的鲸鱼的食物，这种鲸鱼体长超过18米。巨头鲸鱼，它不以小鱼为食。
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