{"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\/it\/blog\/capodogli-cicatrici-spiegazione-scientifica\/","title":{"rendered":"Cicatrici del capodoglio - Spiegazione scientifica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Poich\u00e9 i cetacei non hanno peli per coprire la pelle, sono pi\u00f9 soggetti a tagli e abrasioni rispetto agli altri mammiferi, il che porta a un'alta incidenza di cicatrici visibili. Nei cetacei, queste cicatrici rimangono bianche o non pigmentate e possono derivare da un'ampia variet\u00e0 di lesioni, come incidenti, parassiti, predatori o lotte intraspecifiche (McCann, 1974). Queste cicatrici sono diffuse nei cetacei della famiglia degli Odontoceti (balene dentate), a cui appartiene il capodoglio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Che siate appassionati di mare, biologi o semplicemente curiosi di questi giganti dell'oceano, scoprite le storie impresse nella pelle dei capodogli e approfondite la loro affascinante esistenza.<\/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 dettagliata di un capodoglio con la bocca aperta in 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 dettagliata di un capodoglio con la bocca aperta in superficie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scars-from-intraspecific-fighting\">Cicatrici da lotta intraspecifica<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">capodogli<\/a>Nei capodogli \u00e8 noto che alcune cicatrici, spesso disposte in parallelo, derivano da lotte intraspecifiche tra maschi.  Queste cicatrici sono percepite come un indicatore della \"qualit\u00e0\" del maschio (MacLeod, 1998).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le prede dei capodogli consistono principalmente in cefalopodi. Non richiedono quindi l'uso dei denti, che hanno permesso la loro evoluzione come armi da combattimento. Ci\u00f2 si traduce in una maggiore importanza della qualit\u00e0 della segnalazione. E contribuisce a evitare il rischio di un'escalation di scontri aggressivi tra individui non perfettamente assortiti (MacLeod, 1998).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queste cicatrici iniziano a comparire verso la maturit\u00e0. Indicano l'et\u00e0: gli animali pi\u00f9 vecchi e pi\u00f9 grandi sono pi\u00f9 segnati (Kato, 1984). Questi individui hanno cos\u00ec tante cicatrici che si sovrappongono l'una all'altra.<\/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\">Cicatrici da succhiatori di calamari giganti<\/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 | Grande foto di dettaglio di un capodoglio vicino alla costa dell&#039;isola di S\u00e3o Miguel, Azzorre\" 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 | Grande foto di dettaglio di un <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capodoglio<\/a> vicino alla costa di <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\">Isola di S\u00e3o Miguel<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>D'altro canto, le cicatrici circolari appartengono a combattimenti con <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">capodogli<\/a>' preda principale: il calamaro gigante. Questo disegno circolare appartiene alle vigorose ventose che rivestono le braccia e i tentacoli del calamaro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Per affrontare questi enormi cefalopodi, si sospetta che usino la testa per colpirli, dopo averli afferrati con le mascelle, il che fa s\u00ec che i tentacoli si imprimano sulla regione facciale del capodoglio (McCann, 1974).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scars-use-in-photoidentification\">Uso delle cicatrici nella fotoidentificazione<\/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 | I nostri biologi marini lavorano sui dati scientifici raccolti durante i nostri tour di Whale Watching (foto-ID, tracciamento della geolocalizzazione, qualificazione dei record di avvistamento, ecc.).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Non si sa se queste cicatrici abbiano un effetto sulla struttura sociale dei capodogli, ma per noi sono utili per il nostro lavoro di fotoidentificazione. La fotoidentificazione ci permette di determinare il numero di individui in un gruppo, di studiare il ciclo di vita degli animali e di identificare i diversi gruppi che circondano le Azzorre.<\/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\">Conclusione<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Quando si vedono i capodogli che riposano sulla superficie dell'acqua, possono sembrare giganti gentili, ma le cicatrici sul loro corpo ci raccontano una storia molto diversa: sono in realt\u00e0 grandi combattenti!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sicuramente le cicatrici rendono questi animali molto pi\u00f9 identificabili, il che ci aiuta anche a identificarli tramite fotoID e a completare il nostro catalogo di capodogli nell'arcipelago!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Volete sapere quali sono i periodi migliori per l'osservazione delle balene?<\/strong><br><br>Date un'occhiata al nostro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/whale-watching-azores-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calendario dell'osservazione delle balene<\/a> e pianificate la vostra prossima avventura! Non perdete l'occasione di avvistare queste maestose creature nelle acque delle Azzorre. \ud83d\udc0b \ud83c\udf0a<\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-references\">Riferimenti<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kato, H. (1984). Osservazione di cicatrici dentarie sulla testa del capodoglio maschio, come<br>indicazione di combattimenti intrasessuali. Sci. Rep. Whales Res. Inst. Tokyo 35: 39\u00b146<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MacLeod, C. D. (1998). Cicatrici intraspecifiche nei cetacei odontoceti: un indicatore della presenza di maschi.<br>qualit\u00e0\" nelle interazioni sociali aggressive? Journal of Zoology, 244(1), 71-77.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>McCann, Charles. (1974). Cicatrici corporee su Cetacei-odontoceti<\/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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