How deep can a sperm whale dive?

A SPERM WHALE can dive down more than 2,000 meters and can stay submerged for up to an hour. Some sea creatures exploit great depths. The biggest physiological challenges in adapting to pressure are probably faced by those animals that must routinely travel from the surface to great depth. read more

Diving with a Sperm Whale The very idea terrifies me, but let's go on a dive with a sperm whale. We start at the surface. Our sperm whale is getting ready to go hunting. Her hunting grounds are where the squid and other tasty sea creatures are bountiful - a world where the sun don't shine. Straight down. Way down. Into total cold crushing blackness. read more

Popular locations for sperm whale watching include the town of Kaikoura on New Zealand's South Island, Andenes and Tromsø in Arctic Norway; as well as the Azores, where the continental shelf is so narrow that whales can be observed from the shore, and Dominica where a long-term scientific research program, The Dominica Sperm Whale Project, has been in operation since 2005. read more