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Sperm whales | Physeteridae
Potvissen | Cachalotes
A single living species, the Sperm Whale: the largest toothed whale, with a block-shaped head taking up about a third of the body length and containing an organ filled with waxy oil, the spermaceti organ. Teeth are found only in the narrow lower jaw. The single blowhole lies at the front left of the head, so that the blow is directed forwards at an angle.
Native species 1 species
Species that occur here by nature, including those released to bring back a population that had gone. They are arranged by genus, in the sequence of the list.
Physeter 1 species
