Above the vast ocean, the fierce wind swept through the low-pressure clouds. Under the thick dark clouds, the water column of the road broke through the sea.
The juvenile male sperm whale Simbel followed her mother, Shirley, to the surface of the sea, following her mother's free breath and enjoying the pleasure of a long absence.
The right nostril of the sperm whale is occluded, and only the left side can breathe smoothly, so the "towering" column of water is invariably tilted upward to the left. Father Dole and eleven other adult female whales in the family float on the surface of the sea not far from Simbe, and the sperm whales enjoy the time with the ups and downs of the waves, while also making final preparations for diving again to hunt.
Also known as the Giant Whale, the sperm whale has its head, which accounts for about one-third of its entire body length, making it the largest social mammal on Earth. Males are about 11 to 20 m long, females are about 8.2 to 18 m long, and adult sperm whales weigh between 25 and 45 tonnes. For most of their lives, sperm whales live below two kilometers above the surface of the sea, where their most delicious food, the deep-sea giant squid, lives.
The newborn simbel is 3.5 meters long and weighs more than 400 kilograms, which is equivalent to 130 babies who have fallen to the ground. But Simbel doesn't feel weird, after all, he was born into a big Mac family.
Big Mac Sperm Whale (Source: Network Map)
Now that Simbel is three years old, he can follow his mother to the deep sea to hunt. The aunts took the lead in diving to the deep-sea hunting grounds, accompanied by father Dole and mother Shirley taking care of little Simbel at the end of the line. After more than forty minutes of diving, the Simbe family reached the bottom of the trench of more than 3,000 meters, which is the gathering area of deep-sea squid and the restaurant of the Simbe family. The seabed was pitch black, but for the Dollers, it wasn't a problem. The sperm whale observes everything with sound, and it has the most powerful sonar function on the planet. It will use the huge nose to make a sound, and then by receiving the reflected sound, it will judge the creatures and obstacles within a kilometer...
The pressure on the seabed is more than 30 times higher than sea level, which is also a major challenge for sperm whales that can hold their breath for two hours. After all, diving to the bottom of the sea below three thousand meters also takes a long time, so the time to feed them is quite short. Usually, only about 500 squid can be eaten at a time, and they must float and breathe. According to the average daily feeding volume of adult sperm whales, a single dive predation is far from enough, they can only run to fill their stomachs.
Little Simbel follows his mother's side, and Shirley is constantly demonstrating the essentials of hunting for her son, but Little Simbel is chasing east and west, floating up and down, playing happily to the extreme, and has no consciousness of learning skills. Due to Simbel's small lung capacity and poor pressure tolerance, it soon reaches the limit of what the body can withstand, and if it does not float up in time to breathe, it may be drowned. Simbel began to float rapidly at Shirley's urging, and after twenty minutes of swimming, he finally crossed the sea high. Then it slammed down hard, splashing the waves. The air was beautiful, the smooth breathing was pleasant, and Simbel cried out happily: Click... Click... Click...
Simbel lives a carefree life under the protection of his family. Two years of time, like flowing water, quietly gone. Today's Simbel is 8 meters long and weighs 10 tons! Look at its huge size, like a bus of human invention! At this moment, it can already hunt independently.
Simbel's family has been constantly migrating according to the survival route left by their ancestors, and after several months of uninterrupted "trekking", they finally come to the beautiful and charming island of San Pedro Dil, 4,000 kilometers away, where the deep sea "stores" a huge amount of delicacies - giant squid.
After a few days of short rest, Simbel's whole body was full of vitality, and he did not hesitate to rush to the deep sea with his parents, chasing food and eating heavily. Suddenly, a giant squid the size of a family car attacked Simbel. The squid fought desperately, violently attacking Simbel's head, the round suction cups in its tentacles deeply embedded in Simbel's skin. Simbel, who was attacked for the first time, panicked and frightened, not knowing how to face and solve it. Instinctively swinging his huge head, trying to break free of the squid's tentacles; crashing around, trying to get rid of the squid's shackles.
The squid also desperately tightened its arms, the small serrated teeth on the round suction cups sneaking into Simbe's skin, and the eagle's beak nibbled on Simbe's flesh. It hurts so much and it's unbearable!
A battle of life and death without smoke (Source: Network Map)
Simbel was overwhelmed and subconsciously floated toward the sea. A ray of sunlight shines through the sea on the squid, and the squid's characteristics of resting during the day and hunting at night make it very sensitive to sunlight. Suddenly, the giant squid's body felt extremely uncomfortable, and the sunlight brought it spiritual fear. As the sea level continued to approach, the squid's body trembled unceasingly, its will collapsed, and finally before Simbel rushed out of the sea, it released the tentacles that were wrapped around Simbe and quickly fled to the bottom of the sea. Taking advantage of this fleeting opportunity, Simbel struck decisively, biting the squid in one bite and rushing out of the sea. The scarred Simbel received a lot of loot in the first battle, which also aroused the dignity of a "man"!
Six-year-old Simbel is about to leave the family and travel independently, and the whole family sends off the man who is about to leave, intimately rubbing and winding, and the reluctance of family affection is intertwined with the strength of the boy's self-improvement. However, at this time, a group of killer whales is quietly approaching this loving family. The killer whale suddenly attacked, the mother was injured, and Simbel did not hesitate to rush to the battlefield, ramming with its huge head and flapping it with its huge tail the size of a room. After a fierce battle, the killer whale swarm fled in a hurry under the desperate counterattack of Simbel and his father Dole. Scarred Dole and Simbel excitedly swam and shouted around the family.
In the company of his father Dole, mother Shirley, and other family members, every battle and every injury is an unforgettable part of Simbel' life, and it is also the weight of Simbel's independent survival. This will bring it a wealth of experience and make it more and more courageous in future battles!
Two days later, Simbel bid farewell to his parents and the whales, and with pride and fortitude, swam into the depths of the ocean without hesitation...