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extant species in the
sperm whale family,
along with the
pygmy sperm whale and
dwarf sperm whale of the
genus Kogia. The
sperm whale is a
pelagic mammal...
- The
dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) is a
sperm whale that
inhabits temperate and
tropical oceans worldwide, in
particular continental shelves and slopes...
- The
pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) is one of two
extant species in the
family Kogiidae in the
sperm whale superfamily. They are not
often sighted...
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Livyatan is an
extinct genus of
macroraptorial sperm whale containing one
known species: L. melvillei. The
genus name was
inspired by the
biblical sea...
- Transportation) blew up a
decaying sperm whale with
dynamite in an
attempt to
dispose of its
rotting carc****. The
explosion threw whale flesh around 800 feet (240...
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includes three extant species of
whales: the
sperm whale, in the
genus Physeter, and the
pygmy sperm whale and
dwarf sperm whale, in the
genus Kogia. In the...
- narwhals),
Physeteridae (the
sperm whale),
Kogiidae (the
dwarf and
pygmy sperm whale), and
Ziphiidae (the
beaked whales), as well as the six families...
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Sperm oil is a waxy
liquid obtained from
sperm whales. It is a clear,
yellowish liquid with a very
faint odor.
Sperm oil has a
different composition from...
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Macroraptorial sperm whales were
highly predatory whales of the
sperm whale superfamily (Physeteroidea) of the
Miocene epoch that
hunted large marine mammals...
- and all
other whales with teeth, such as
beaked whales and the
sperm whales. 73
species of
toothed whales are described. They are one of two
living groups...
