Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris.
A toothed whale measuring up to 20 meters long and having a very large head which is typically one-third of the animal's length.
1 Ambergris is a secretion formed in the intestines of the sperm whale .
2 In length, the common sperm whale - line measures something over two hundred fathoms.
3 This bone is thought to be the tooth of the sperm whale .
4 Ambergris, highly prized in perfumery, is a product of the sperm whale .
5 A sperm whale frequently yields as much as 120 barrels of oil.
6 The ocean of ancient Italy had its own killer sperm whale , too.
7 He found moa eggs, necklaces, a sperm whale tooth and human remains.
8 For short periods, sperm whale groups also socialise with other families.
9 The carcass of a sperm whale washed up on the beach this morning.
10 From this crushing blow the American sperm whale fishery has never fully recovered.
11 He said he had found it inside the stomach of a sperm whale .
12 Inside the belly of the juvenile sperm whale was nearly 30kg of plastic.
13 She was heaving in her sleep like a beached sperm whale .
14 It's the first time that sperm whale vocalizations have been linked to specific individuals.
15 The sperm whale is a 'toothed' whale and feeds on squid and other fish.
16 Could you describe the technical way the sperm whale communicates?
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