Sperm whale relatives

Spermaceti was used in lubricants, oil lamps, and candles. The researchers found the pygmy sperm whale fossils buried in a sea cliff along the Caribbean coast of Panama in and Male Female Calf Maximum length 2. Retrieved July 29, from www. The whales may use the clicks to communicate that they belong to a particular pod, and to maintain social bonds. Mammalian scrotums lower ambient temperature to keep sperm viable, so cetaceans had to find a way to compensate.

Archived from the original on 20 February Arctic Science Journeys. This proposition was based on the grounds that the names were synonyms published simultaneously, and, therefore, the ICZN Principle of the First Reviser should apply. Sperm whale P. Older skeletons showed the most extensive pitting, whereas calves showed no damage. Grown males are known to enter surprisingly shallow bays to rest whales will be in state of rest during these occasions.

Instead, sloops concentrated on the Nantucket Shoals , where they would have taken right whales or went to the Davis Strait region to catch bowhead whales. South Asian river dolphin P. The Shire of Mornington Peninsula. Retrieved 4 November