A Newfoundland man made news with his creative photography of a dead sperm whale this week, but one whale expert says the viral video has more value than simple entertainment.

The average sperm whale brain weighs about 7.8 kilograms, compared to an average of about 1.3-1.4 kilograms for human brains. And as it turns out, sperm whales are crafty and adaptable predators.

There's about 850,000 sperm whales in the Earth's oceans today, according to a 2022 study spearheaded by Whitehead himself. Sadly, the one that washed up on Newfoundland's coast won't get the ...