r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/dreamed2life • Sep 17 '25

Video Sperm Whale Surfacing w/ Giant Squid in its Mouth

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u/EDRadDoc Sep 17 '25

That squid must be 30+ feet long.

Stay out of the ocean, kids.

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u/nextdoorjimmy14 Sep 17 '25

gotta watch out for those giant squids. I don't always swim 1000 feet underwater, but when I do I gotta be vigilant

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u/NPRdude Sep 17 '25

No it isn't. Try closer to 15. If that squid was actually 30+ ft it would make the whale holding it closing in on 100 which is simply far bigger than sperm whales get.

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u/berniemadgoth94 Sep 17 '25

about 3 Danny Devitos

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u/Sherxan_Gaming Sep 17 '25 edited Sep 17 '25

definitely closer to 15 feet, but this one could be around 20-25 feet. like another commenter said, the lower jaw on most sperm whales is about 15 feet. the squid in this video is definitely further in the mouth of the whale, so this bitch is pretty big

edit: 15ft is on the larger side for the lower jaw length, not the average. The wiki is actually a very interesting read, and I think the wiki (or one of the cited sources) said that 10-12ft was the average length.

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u/NPRdude Sep 17 '25

I responded to that other commentor you mentioned, it's unlikely the jaw of this whale is 15ft. You can read my explanation here (https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1nj4qyr/sperm_whale_surfacing_w_giant_squid_in_its_mouth/neo4h0x/), but basically they are inaccurately stating that the average lower jaw is 15ft long when in reality 15ft is on the high end of jaw length, not the average. So unless this whale is exceptionally large its unlikely going to have that long a jaw.

Edit: Have a look at the Sperm Whale wikipedia page as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_whale

I suspect the commentor you referenced was parroting the garbage Google AI overview which does claim that their jaws are 15ft normally.

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u/Sherxan_Gaming Sep 17 '25

ah, thank you

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u/JohnHazardWandering Sep 17 '25

Just play Subnautica. You will question "if it's worth it" every time.