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Sperm whale

sperm whale

(Science: zoology) A very large toothed whale (physeter macrocephalus), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case, filled with oil and spermaceti. This whale sometimes grows to the length of more than eighty feet. It is found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. Called also cachalot, and spermaceti whale. Pygmy sperm whale, a toothed cetacean (Hyperoodon bidens), found on both sides of the atlantic and valued for its oil. The adult becomes about twenty-five feet long, and its head is very large and thick. Called also bottle-nosed whale.


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... a variety of reasons. On 2004, a buildup of gas inside a decomposing sperm whale, measuring 17 meters (56 ft.) long and weighing 50 tons, caused it to burst in Taiwan. ...

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... a variety of reasons. On 2004, a buildup of gas inside a decomposing sperm whale, measuring 17 meters (56 ft.) long and weighing 50 tons, caused it to burst in Taiwan. ...

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Why I think Neo-darwinism is dead

... a butterfly from a lion, a hen from a fly, or a worm from a whale is much less a difference in chemical constitutes than in the organization ... The soul is that excitable little something that awakens when the sperm and egg embrace In the early embryo, forces are activated that evoke ...

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Giant squid sightings in Japan

... and if I remember correctly in at least one instance, found inside sperm whale stomach. Patrick

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Re: Brainiacs

... don't think so, because if we compare between human brain and sperm whale brain, sperm whale brain is 7 times larger than us but human are much more intelligent ...

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