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Sperm Whales Documented Head-Butting, Confirming Moby Dick Inspiration

Scientists using drones have for the first time documented sperm whales head-butting in the Azores and Balearic Islands, confirming 19th-century whalers' accounts that inspired the novel Moby Dick. New reports, including German coverage, highlight the drone footage as definitive proof of the behavior that inspired Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick'.

23 Mar, 13:31 — 23 Mar, 13:31
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