{"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\/pt\/blog\/cachalotes-cicatrizes-explicacao-cientifica\/","title":{"rendered":"Cicatrizes de Cachalote | Explica\u00e7\u00e3o Cient\u00edfica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Como os cet\u00e1ceos n\u00e3o t\u00eam pelo para cobrir a pele, s\u00e3o mais suscept\u00edveis a cortes e abras\u00f5es do que outros mam\u00edferos, o que leva a uma elevada incid\u00eancia de cicatrizes vis\u00edveis. Nos cet\u00e1ceos, estas cicatrizes permanecem brancas ou despigmentadas e podem resultar de uma grande variedade de les\u00f5es, como acidentes, parasitas, predadores ou lutas intra-espec\u00edficas (McCann, 1974). Estas cicatrizes s\u00e3o comuns em cet\u00e1ceos da fam\u00edlia Odontocete (baleias dentadas), \u00e0 qual pertence o cachalote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quer seja um entusiasta marinho, um bi\u00f3logo ou simplesmente um curioso sobre estes gigantes do oceano, descubra as hist\u00f3rias gravadas na pele do cachalote e obtenha uma compreens\u00e3o mais profunda da sua fascinante exist\u00eancia.<\/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 | Fotografia pormenorizada de um cachalote com a boca aberta \u00e0 superf\u00edcie\" 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 | Fotografia pormenorizada de um cachalote com a boca aberta \u00e0 superf\u00edcie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scars-from-intraspecific-fighting\">Cicatrizes de lutas intra-espec\u00edficas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cachalotes<\/a>Nos cachalotes, sabe-se que algumas cicatrizes, muitas vezes dispostas em paralelo, resultam de lutas intra-espec\u00edficas entre machos.  Estas cicatrizes s\u00e3o consideradas como um indicador da \"qualidade\" do macho (MacLeod, 1998).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As presas do cachalote consistem principalmente em cefal\u00f3podes. Por isso, n\u00e3o precisam de usar dentes, o que lhes permitiu evoluir como armas de combate. Isto resulta numa import\u00e2ncia acrescida da qualidade da sinaliza\u00e7\u00e3o. E ajuda a evitar os riscos de escalada de encontros agressivos entre indiv\u00edduos desiguais (MacLeod, 1998).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estas cicatrizes come\u00e7am a aparecer na altura da maturidade. Indicam a idade, sendo que os animais mais velhos e maiores t\u00eam mais cicatrizes (Kato, 1984). Estes indiv\u00edduos t\u00eam tantas cicatrizes que se sobrep\u00f5em umas \u00e0s outras.<\/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\">Cicatrizes de ventosas de lulas gigantes<\/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 | Fotografia de grande pormenor de um cachalote junto \u00e0 costa da ilha de S\u00e3o Miguel, A\u00e7ores\" 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 | Fotografia de grande pormenor de um <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cachalote<\/a> perto da 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\">Ilha de S\u00e3o Miguel<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Por outro lado, as cicatrizes circulares pertencem a lutas com <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cachalotes<\/a>A sua principal presa: a lula gigante. Este padr\u00e3o circular pertence \u00e0s ventosas vigorosas que revestem os bra\u00e7os e tent\u00e1culos da lula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ao lidar com estes enormes cefal\u00f3podes, suspeita-se que utilizam a sua cabe\u00e7a para os esmagar, depois de os agarrarem com as mand\u00edbulas, o que faz com que os tent\u00e1culos fiquem impressos na regi\u00e3o facial do cachalote (McCann, 1974).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scars-use-in-photoidentification\">Utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de cicatrizes na foto-identifica\u00e7\u00e3o<\/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 | Os nossos bi\u00f3logos marinhos est\u00e3o a trabalhar nos dados cient\u00edficos recolhidos durante os nossos passeios de observa\u00e7\u00e3o de cet\u00e1ceos (foto-ID, rastreio de geolocaliza\u00e7\u00e3o, qualifica\u00e7\u00e3o dos registos de avistamento, etc.).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>N\u00e3o se sabe se estas cicatrizes t\u00eam algum efeito na estrutura social dos cachalotes, mas para n\u00f3s s\u00e3o ben\u00e9ficas para o nosso trabalho de foto-identifica\u00e7\u00e3o. A foto-identifica\u00e7\u00e3o permite-nos determinar o n\u00famero de indiv\u00edduos de um grupo, estudar o ciclo de vida dos animais e identificar os diferentes grupos que rodeiam os A\u00e7ores.<\/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\">Conclus\u00e3o<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Quando se v\u00eaem cachalotes a descansar \u00e0 superf\u00edcie da \u00e1gua, podem parecer gigantes gentis, mas as cicatrizes nos seus corpos contam-nos uma hist\u00f3ria muito diferente, s\u00e3o na verdade grandes lutadores!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Definitivamente, as cicatrizes tornam estes animais muito mais identific\u00e1veis, o que tamb\u00e9m nos ajuda a identific\u00e1-los por fotoID e a completar o nosso cat\u00e1logo de cachalotes no arquip\u00e9lago!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Gostaria de saber quais s\u00e3o as melhores alturas para observar baleias?<\/strong><br><br>Veja o nosso <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/whale-watching-azores-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calend\u00e1rio de observa\u00e7\u00e3o de baleias<\/a> e planeie a sua pr\u00f3xima aventura! N\u00e3o perca a oportunidade de avistar estas majestosas criaturas nas \u00e1guas a\u00e7orianas. \ud83d\udc0b \ud83c\udf0a<\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-references\">Refer\u00eancias<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kato, H. (1984). Observa\u00e7\u00e3o de cicatrizes dent\u00e1rias na cabe\u00e7a de cachalotes machos, como uma<br>indica\u00e7\u00e3o de luta intra-sexual. Relat\u00f3rio cient\u00edfico do Whales Res. Inst. T\u00f3quio 35: 39\u00b146<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MacLeod, C. D. (1998). Cicatrizes intra-espec\u00edficas em cet\u00e1ceos odontocetos: um indicador de<br>\"qualidade\" nas interac\u00e7\u00f5es sociais agressivas? Journal of Zoology, 244(1), 71-77.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>McCann, Charles. (1974). 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