Whales Going Wild to Escape, The Water Behind Them Turned Red
NEXTMIND
Recently, a horrific event occurred in Hout Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.
According to the foreign media sapeople, a dwarf sperm whale swam into Hout Bay and was discovered by passersby hiding from an attack by a seal.
At that time, the dwarf sperm whale frantically fled, so much so that the water behind it turned red, as shown in the following figure:
In fact, the reddish-brown liquid is not the whale's blood, but its 'intestinal fluid'.
When the dwarf sperm whale is startled, it will spray out reddish-brown liquid to distract carnivorous animals, similar to octopus.
In addition, the main predators of the dwarf sperm whale are killer whales and sharks, so it was hunted by seals, possibly due to intrusion into their territory.
Unfortunately, although the whale escaped the hunt of the seal, it was seriously injured and crashed onto the breakwater, eventually stranded.
One of the reasons is that the whale needs deep water to operate its 'echolocation' system, and when it enters shallow areas, if the depth is less than 20 meters, it will get lost.
Finally, according to the marine mammal agreement, the local marine administration euthanized the whale.
Public information shows that dwarf sperm whales are the smallest whales in terms of size, with an adult length of about 2.1 to 2.7 meters and a weight of 135 to 275 kilograms, even smaller than some dolphins.
These whales always slowly float to the surface of the water without rolling forward like other whales when entering the water, they directly dive into the water.
