Fact: Whale in English is called 'sperm fish', why?

There are many species of whales of different sizes, but generally, all are giant creatures living in the ocean, the tycoons of the sea.

So are sperm whales, a creature in the whale, with a body length exceeding 20m. They may not be the largest fish in terms of size, but possess the largest head of whales, and the largest brain in the animal world.

Sperm whales, fish with the largest brain in the animal kingdom.

But today, what we need to mention is not the magic of sperm whales, but the name. You know, in English, sperm whale is called "sperm whale" , and if translated into Vietnamese, it means . sperm whale.

Why is this strange name?

The sperm of " sperm whale" is nothing more special than other animals, when the goal is to transport only the genes of the father to the egg to conceive. However, the word "sperm" (sperm) in "sperm whale" is not the actual sperm of this fish.

The reason is that sperm whales have a giant part of the skull in front of the body. The purpose of this section remains a great question of science, but based on the density, size and location, it seems to be related to how this fish emits sound waves.

The strange part on the head of the sperm whale, and because it is called . sperm.

When the first sperm whale was hunted, it was cut into this part and saw a strange solution with an oil-like form - called fish oil . This fish oil looks very much like . semen , and that's the name sperm whale - sperm whale was born.

Sperm fish oil is applied by humans in many fields.

In the age of whale hunting, thrilling fish oil was applied by humans in many fields: used for making candles, soap, cosmetics, machine oil .

Currently, sperm whales are listed as Vulnerable in the Red Book, with many restrictions and prohibitions on human hunting.