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Sperm Whales Live in Huge, Distinct Clans Spread Across The Ocean

A leading expert on sperm whales has gathered the evidence and shown that the biggest-brained animals on Earth form large and complex clans

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A leading expert on sperm whales has gathered the evidence and shown that the biggest-brained animals on Earth form large and complex clans with unique dialects and behaviors. Using some rough calculations based on sperm whale populations, Hal Whitehead from Dalhousie University in Canada estimates that many of these clans number in the tens of thousands.