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Provides information such as classification, distribution, local names, description, habitat, and behavior.
http://www.cetacea.org/sperm.htm
Provides information on the sperm whale such as appearance, size, mortality, distribution, population, habitat, migration, and feeding techniques.
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International Fund for Animal Welfare IFAW's Charitable Trust We seek to motivate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation policies. ifaw, animals, animal welfare, environment, conservation, habitat, nature, wildlife, seals, whales. International Fund for Animal Welfare IFAW's Charitable Trust...Provides information such as size, distribution, and feeding.
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WhaleTimes Fishin for Facts~Sperm Whales Male sperm whales average 15m in length. The maximum size is approximately 18m. Female sperm whales reach lengths up to 12m, but are usually smaller. A calf at birth is about 3.5 to 4.5 m. Sperm whales are the largest...provides information such as general description, size, skin type, fins, diet, hunting, teeth, and social groups.
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SPERM WHALE The sperm whale is a toothed whale that lives in pods. It has a huge brain that weighs about 20 pounds (9 kg it is the largest brain of any animal. The sperm whale has a single blowhole that is...Includes an interview with a whale researcher and an animated underwater journey to learn more about the habits, biology, and social structure of sperm whales.
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NATURE: Sperm Whales: The Real Moby Dick E dives to watery depths to meet sperm whales, massive marine mammals that inhabit the world's oceans. Learn the facts behind the mystique of the sperm whale, the beast immortalized by Herman Melville in MOBY DICK. In a special Q...Provides information on the endangered sperm whale.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/spe...193&newspaperid=21&contentid=553
Provides information from the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network about sperm whales.
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Sperm Whale The sperm whale is the largest of all toothed whales. Adult males vary in length from 50-52 feet long and have an average weight of approximately 40 tons. Female sperm whales are considerably smaller than males. They range in length...Includes pictures and information on the sperm whale.
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Wonders of the Seas: Sperm Whales Sperm whale calf investigating the camera! In Herman Melville's classic novel, a Sperm whale called Moby Dick is protrayed as an evil monster which sinks ships and kills sailors. This is the reputation these whales have gotten throughout the years,...Includes real stories and learn the facts about these deep diving whales.
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The UnMuseum The Sperm Whale His legs trapped in the whale's mouth, Nye felt himself dragged under the sea Copyright Lee Krystek 1998) March 1863: The long boat approached the sperm whale slowly. On board Peleg Nye, of Cape Cod, readied his bomb lance harpoon....Includes information on the sperm whale such as social structure and facts.
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NATURE: Sperm Whales: The Real Moby Dick Introduction ...Includes information on features and facts on the sperm whale.
http://www.webmedia.com.au/whales/sw.html
Provides a list of neat facts about sperm whales.
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Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus) What is really cool about sperm whales? Sperm whales have huge heads (40% of the body length) and possess the largest brain of any creature that has ever lived on Earth. Sperm whales produce intense clicks, sometimes in a series....Includes information sheets, facts, and myths.
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SPERM WHALE Click here for more information on site membership 20.00/year or other amount(directly by Credit Card 20.00/year or other amount(via PayPal) As a thank-you bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages Already a...Description of the family Physeteridae and its three members from Walker's Mammals of the World.
http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/w...etacea/cetacea.physeteridae.html
Article about new research that suggests that male sperm whales may butt heads over females.
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Phenomena and Curiosities Thar They Blow! New research suggests that male sperm whales may butt heads over females To fascinate us, sperm whales do not require vengeful tempers, like that possessed by Herman Melville’s fictional white leviathan, Moby Dick, though some controversial new research suggests they...Provides general facts and sighting information on sperm whales.
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This group includes both the Sperm Whale and its Pygmy and Dwarf relatives. The species have in common a spermaceti organ or case which is fitted into a depression on the toothless upper jaw, an underslung lower jaw with large...