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: a very large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus synonym P. catodon) that has large conical teeth in the lower jaw, a single blowhole, and a massive squarish head with a closed cavity containing a fluid mixture of spermaceti and oil, and that may reach a length in the male of nearly 60 feet (18.3 meters)
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Real sperm whales cruise around in the ocean going to war with giant squid.
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
The film is still deep in post-production, so the exact experience is still being designed, and the filmmaker is excited to see how the immersive theatrical experience will make being inside a sperm whale even more terrifying.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 9 June 2026
The bachelor sperm whales visiting the Caribbean island of Dominica don’t speak—at least not in the way humans understand speech.
—Adam Erace, Fortune, 24 May 2026
On the ride itself, visitors will see high-def erupting volcanoes, frozen landscapes as well as wildlife including seals, sperm whales, polar bears and beluga whales, during a watery virtual plunge.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
The film is still deep in post-production, so the exact experience is still being designed, and the filmmaker is excited to see how the immersive theatrical experience will make being inside a sperm whale even more terrifying.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 9 June 2026
The bachelor sperm whales visiting the Caribbean island of Dominica don’t speak—at least not in the way humans understand speech.
—Adam Erace, Fortune, 24 May 2026
On the ride itself, visitors will see high-def erupting volcanoes, frozen landscapes as well as wildlife including seals, sperm whales, polar bears and beluga whales, during a watery virtual plunge.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
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“Sperm whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sperm%20whale. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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