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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Why are they called sperm whales?



Whalers originally mistook the semi-liquid, waxy substance found in the spermaceti organ or case in front of and above the skull bone for the whales' 'sperm'. Thus, this species carries the burden of this awkward name for posterity! 


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