yo, i heard that sperm whales release loads of their sperm into the ocean while having sex....only a certain small amount of the whale sperm goes into his partner...
is this true? and how many gallons of sperm is released in the ocean during sex intercourse??
thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-10-27 08:20:16 · 4 answers · asked by d29061 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
You heard wrong. Sperm whales were named after the milky-white substance spermaceti found in its head and originally mistaken for sperm. They release no more sperm than any other whale their size and certainly only a small percentage of it gets into the ocean.
2006-10-27 08:39:38 · answer #1 · answered by Steve 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sperm whales have that name because the oil they used to harvest is milky white and resembles semen. I have yet to study whale intercourse in depth, but I don't believe a whale would waste a bunch of sperm for any reason for the simple fact that it takes energy to produce and nature doesn't like to waste things.
2006-10-27 08:34:33 · answer #2 · answered by Shaun 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Whales, like all other mammals, reproduce by internal fertilization and all males have a penis. Mating may be preceded by the male gliding beneath the female and then upturning for belly to belly contact. Sometimes the positions may be reversed, while belly contact in a vertical position has also been observed. The size of the penis in large whales vary between 1 and
3 meters.
There is also photo evidence of homosexual whales.
2006-10-27 08:21:27 · answer #3 · answered by donyafs 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Haha, that's a funny question. I never really thought about that.
2006-10-27 08:21:13 · answer #4 · answered by Webballs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋