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: a very large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus synonym P. catodon) that has large conical teeth in the lower jaw, a single blowhole, and a massive squarish head with a closed cavity containing a fluid mixture of spermaceti and oil, and that may reach a length in the male of nearly 60 feet (18.3 meters)
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When an emaciated dwarf sperm whale calf washed ashore on a Florida beach last month, officials brought the distressed mammal to veterinarians for further examination.
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Off the coast of the Caribbean island of Dominica, sperm whales are making a big splash.
—Maggie Shipstead, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
Contextual and combinatorial structure in sperm whale vocalisations Cody Cottier is a contributing writer at Discover who loves exploring big questions about the universe and our home planet, the nature of consciousness, the ethical implications of science and more.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
The jawbone of a nearly 50-foot sperm whale that washed ashore on Oreti Beach in New Zealand's southernmost region has been removed with a chainsaw and stolen, according to New Zealand's Department of Conservation.
—Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 19 May 2024
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Off the coast of the Caribbean island of Dominica, sperm whales are making a big splash.
—Maggie Shipstead, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
Contextual and combinatorial structure in sperm whale vocalisations Cody Cottier is a contributing writer at Discover who loves exploring big questions about the universe and our home planet, the nature of consciousness, the ethical implications of science and more.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
The jawbone of a nearly 50-foot sperm whale that washed ashore on Oreti Beach in New Zealand's southernmost region has been removed with a chainsaw and stolen, according to New Zealand's Department of Conservation.
—Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 19 May 2024
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“Sperm whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sperm%20whale. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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