Sperm whale organs
The spermaceti organ is an organ that commonly appears in the heads of toothed whales of the family Physeteroidea, in particular the sperm whale. This organ.
Physical Characteristics and Appearance
Spermaceti is a waxy substance found in the head cavities of the sperm whale Spermaceti is created in the spermaceti organ inside the whale's head.
Description:The first secretes no gastric juices and has very thick muscular walls to crush the food since whales cannot chew and resist the claw and sucker attacks of swallowed squid. The proportion of wax esters in the spermaceti organ increases with the age of the whale: The brain is the largest known of any modern or extinct animal, weighing on average about 7. Diagram of the head of a sperm whale showing positions and general relationship of some organs. This was the most valuable product: This damage may indicate that sperm whales are susceptible to decompression sickness, and sudden surfacing could be lethal to them. Because the sperm whale hunts for food well below the surface of the water sperm whales use echolocation to hunt for food and navigate the ocean.
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