{"id":29208,"date":"2026-04-17T16:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:17:44","slug":"sperm-whales-scars-scientific-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/es\/blog\/cachalotes-cicatrices-explicacion-cientifica\/","title":{"rendered":"Las cicatrices del cachalote | Explicaci\u00f3n cient\u00edfica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Como los cet\u00e1ceos carecen de pelo para cubrir su piel, son m\u00e1s propensos a cortes y abrasiones que otros mam\u00edferos, lo que conduce a una alta incidencia de cicatrices visibles. En los cet\u00e1ceos, estas cicatrices permanecen blancas o sin pigmentar y pueden ser el resultado de una amplia variedad de heridas, como accidentes, par\u00e1sitos, depredadores o peleas intraespec\u00edficas (McCann, 1974). Estas cicatrices est\u00e1n muy extendidas en los cet\u00e1ceos de la familia de los Odontocetos (ballenas dentadas), a la que pertenece el cachalote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tanto si es un entusiasta de la vida marina, un bi\u00f3logo o simplemente siente curiosidad por estos gigantes oce\u00e1nicos, descubra las historias grabadas en la piel del cachalote y conozca m\u00e1s a fondo su fascinante existencia.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rafael-Martins_Sao-miguel_sperm-whales_Rabo-de-peixe_august_2022_5-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Rafael Martins | Foto detallada de un Cachalote con la boca abierta en la superficie\" class=\"wp-image-23455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rafael-Martins_Sao-miguel_sperm-whales_Rabo-de-peixe_august_2022_5-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rafael-Martins_Sao-miguel_sperm-whales_Rabo-de-peixe_august_2022_5-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rafael-Martins_Sao-miguel_sperm-whales_Rabo-de-peixe_august_2022_5-scaled-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rafael-Martins_Sao-miguel_sperm-whales_Rabo-de-peixe_august_2022_5-scaled-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rafael-Martins_Sao-miguel_sperm-whales_Rabo-de-peixe_august_2022_5-scaled-1-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rafael-Martins_Sao-miguel_sperm-whales_Rabo-de-peixe_august_2022_5-scaled-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rafael Martins | Foto detallada de un Cachalote con la boca abierta en la superficie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scars-from-intraspecific-fighting\">Cicatrices de la lucha intraespec\u00edfica<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>En <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cachalotes<\/a>En los cachalotes, se sabe que algunas cicatrices, a menudo dispuestas en paralelo, proceden de luchas intraespec\u00edficas entre machos.  Estas cicatrices se perciben como un indicador de la \"calidad\" del macho (MacLeod, 1998).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las presas de los cachalotes consisten principalmente en cefal\u00f3podos. Por ello no requieren el uso de dientes, lo que les permiti\u00f3 evolucionar como armas para la lucha. Esto se traduce en una mayor importancia en la calidad de la se\u00f1alizaci\u00f3n. Y ayuda a evitar riesgos de escalada de encuentros agresivos entre individuos desigualmente emparejados (MacLeod, 1998).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estas cicatrices empiezan a aparecer alrededor de la madurez. Indican la edad, y los animales de mayor edad y tama\u00f1o tienen m\u00e1s cicatrices (Kato, 1984). Estos individuos tienen tantas cicatrices que se superponen unas a otras.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/tours\/whale-watching-in-lajes-do-pico-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1.jpg 815w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scars-from-giant-squid-suckers\">Cicatrices de ventosas de calamar gigante<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Rafael-Martins_sperm-whlae_mr-Liable_rabo-de-peixe_coast_25_august_3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Rafael Martins | Gran foto de detalle de un Cachalote cerca de la costa de la isla de S\u00e3o Miguel, Azores\" class=\"wp-image-5726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Rafael-Martins_sperm-whlae_mr-Liable_rabo-de-peixe_coast_25_august_3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Rafael-Martins_sperm-whlae_mr-Liable_rabo-de-peixe_coast_25_august_3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Rafael-Martins_sperm-whlae_mr-Liable_rabo-de-peixe_coast_25_august_3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Rafael-Martins_sperm-whlae_mr-Liable_rabo-de-peixe_coast_25_august_3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Rafael-Martins_sperm-whlae_mr-Liable_rabo-de-peixe_coast_25_august_3-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Rafael-Martins_sperm-whlae_mr-Liable_rabo-de-peixe_coast_25_august_3-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rafael Martins | Gran foto de detalle de un <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cachalote<\/a> cerca de la costa de <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"S\u00e3o Miguel\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"96\" href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/islands\/sao-miguel-island-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isla de S\u00e3o Miguel<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Por otro lado, las cicatrices circulares pertenecen a peleas con <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cachalotes<\/a>Presa principal: el calamar gigante. Este patr\u00f3n circular pertenece a las vigorosas ventosas que recubren los brazos y tent\u00e1culos del calamar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al enfrentarse a estos enormes cefal\u00f3podos, se sospecha que utilizan su cabeza para golpearlos, despu\u00e9s de agarrarlos con las mand\u00edbulas, lo que provoca que los tent\u00e1culos queden impresos en la regi\u00f3n facial del cachalote (McCann, 1974).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scars-use-in-photoidentification\">Uso de cicatrices en fotoidentificaci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sao-Miguel_Scientific-Research_IMG_6104-002-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sao-Miguel_Scientific-Research_IMG_6104-002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sao-Miguel_Scientific-Research_IMG_6104-002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sao-Miguel_Scientific-Research_IMG_6104-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sao-Miguel_Scientific-Research_IMG_6104-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sao-Miguel_Scientific-Research_IMG_6104-002-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sao-Miguel_Scientific-Research_IMG_6104-002-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Futurismo | Nuestros bi\u00f3logos marinos est\u00e1n trabajando en los datos cient\u00edficos recogidos durante nuestras excursiones de avistamiento de cet\u00e1ceos (foto-ID, seguimiento de geolocalizaci\u00f3n, calificaci\u00f3n de registros de avistamiento, etc.).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Se desconoce si estas cicatrices tienen alg\u00fan efecto sobre la estructura social de los cachalotes, pero para nosotros son beneficiosas para nuestro trabajo de fotoidentificaci\u00f3n. La fotoidentificaci\u00f3n nos permite determinar el n\u00famero de individuos de un grupo, estudiar el ciclo vital de los animales e identificar los diferentes grupos que rodean las Azores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/tours\/whale-watching-in-ponta-delgada-sao-miguel-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3.jpg 815w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\">Conclusi\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuando se ven cachalotes descansando en la superficie del agua, pueden parecer gentiles gigantes, pero las cicatrices de sus cuerpos nos cuentan una historia muy diferente, \u00a1en realidad son grandes luchadores!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Definitivamente, las cicatrices hacen que estos animales sean mucho m\u00e1s identificables, lo que tambi\u00e9n nos ayuda a identificarlos mediante fotoID \u00a1y a completar nuestro cat\u00e1logo de cachalotes en el archipi\u00e9lago!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>\u00bfQuiere saber cu\u00e1les son las mejores horas para avistar cet\u00e1ceos?<\/strong><br><br>Eche un vistazo a nuestro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/whale-watching-azores-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calendario de avistamiento de cet\u00e1ceos<\/a> y planifique su pr\u00f3xima aventura. No pierdas la oportunidad de avistar estas majestuosas criaturas en aguas de las Azores. \ud83d\udc0b \ud83c\udf0a<\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-references\">Referencias<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kato, H. (1984). Observacion de cicatrices dentales en la cabeza del cachalote macho, como un<br>indicio de lucha intrasexual. Sci. Rep. Whales Res. Inst. Tokyo 35: 39\u00b146<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MacLeod, C. D. (1998). Intraspecific scarring in odontocete cetaceans: an indicator of male<br>\u00bfCalidad en las interacciones sociales agresivas? Journal of Zoology, 244(1), 71-77.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>McCann, Charles (1974). Cicatrizaci\u00f3n corporal en cet\u00e1ceos-odontocetos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As cetaceans lack hair to cover their skin, they are more prone to cuts and abrasions than other mammals, leading to a high incidence of visible scars. 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