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Sperm Whale (18724 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Sperm Whale}}<br>{{StatusVulnerable}} 2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[image:sperm_whale1b.jpg|250px|Scarred Giant detail]] | caption = ''... 14: ..._4.PNG|250px|Sperm Whale range]] | caption= Sperm Whale range}} 16: ...etypal]] whale. Partly due to Melville, the Sperm Whale is commonly associated with the quasi-mythic [[Le... 18: Historically the Sperm Whale has also been known as the '''Common Cachalot'''. Pygmy Sperm Whale (4800 bytes) 1: ...Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Pygmy Sperm Whale}}<br>{{StatusConcern}} 15: ...Pymgy Sperm Whale range]] | caption = Pymgy Sperm Whale range}} 17: ... of three [[species]] of [[whale]] in the [[sperm whale family]]. They are not often sighted at sea and m... 20: ...agnosed them as separate species. The Pygmy Sperm Whale was first named by Blainville in 1838. 23: ...ts intestines that contains a dark red fluid. The whale will expel this fluid when frightened. Its purpos... Sperm whale family (2238 bytes) 1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Sperm whale family}} 2: ... resting on sea surface]] | caption = ''Two Sperm Whales''}} 15: ..., the [[Pygmy Sperm Whale]] and the [[Dwarf Sperm Whale]]. There are three different taxonomic interpreta... 21: ...ining the [[Dwarf Sperm Whale]] and [[Pygmy Sperm Whale]]. 23: ...iquid filling the case or spermaceti organ in the whale's head. See the individual species articles for f... Dwarf Sperm Whale (4602 bytes) 1: ...Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Dwarf Sperm Whale}}<br>{{StatusConcern}} 14: ...Dwarf Sperm Whale range]] | caption = Dwarf Sperm Whale range}} 16: ... of three [[species]] of [[whale]] in the [[sperm whale family]]. They are not often sighted at sea and m... 19: ... one of two species, along with the [[Pygmy Sperm Whale]], in the [[Kogiidae]] family and ''[[Kogia]]'' g... 22: The Dwarf Sperm Whale is the smallest of all whales. It grows up to 2.7 m in length and 250&nbs... Sperm (2430 bytes) 1: ...ge:Plemnik.jpg|right|frame|Schematic diagram of a sperm cell, showing the (1) [[acrosome]], (2) [[cell me... 3: ...''spermatozoa''') (in [[Greek language|Greek]]: ''sperm'' = semen and ''zoon'' = alive), is the [[haploid... 4: ..."XX" (for a [[female]]) or "XY" (for a [[male]]). Sperm cells were first observed by [[Anton van Leeuwenh... 6: ==Sperm structure and size== 8: ...m motility through the production of [[ATP]]. The spermatozoan tail is typically a [[flagellum]] used for... Sperm competition (1561 bytes) 1: ...ith, the more chance he has of winning. However, sperm are costly to produce and may be spent elsewhere.... 3: ...]. Such adaptations cost and so species with low sperm competition invest in [[mate competition]] instea... 5: ...ogist [[Geoffrey Parker]] proposed the concept of sperm competition in a 1970 paper. 11: * Baker, Robin 1996. "Sperm Wars: The Science of Sex" 13: * Parker, G.A. 1970. "Sperm competition and its evolutionary consequences in ... Sperm count (555 bytes) 1: ...ticle/003627.htm]. A sperm count below 20 million sperm per milliliter is low and may indicate a [[infert... 3: Having a man's sperm count measured is a common method for diagnosing ... Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (385 bytes) 1: ...o'' fertilization]] procedure in which a single [[sperm]] is injected directly into an [[ovum|egg]]; this... 5: [[de:Intrazytoplasmatische Spermieninjektion]] Right whale (8598 bytes) 1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Right Whales}}<br>{{StatusSeeText}} 2: ...ight_whale.jpg|300px]] | caption = Southern Right Whale, Hermanus, South Africa}} 18: ...rn Right Whale range]] | caption = Northern Right Whale range}} 19: ...ern Right Whale range]] | caption= Southern Right Whale range}} 21: ...ed below), and '''''Balaena''''' - the [[Bowhead Whale]]. Whale (12786 bytes) 1: '''Whales''' are the largest [[species]] of exclusively aq... 3: ...a]]s ("Killer Whales") and [[Pilot Whale]]s have "whale" in their name, but they are dolphins for the pur... 5: ...umb|300px|Size comparison between some well-known whales and other sea animals]] 9: ...[[plankton]] from the water. They are the largest whales. 10: *The [[toothed whale]]s have teeth and prey on [[fish]] and/or [[squid... Almost Like a Whale (692 bytes) 1: ...iologist)|Steve Jones]]'s book '''''Almost like a Whale''''' is a modern introduction to [[Charles Darwin... 6: ...ime into a creature "almost like a [[baleen whale|whale]]". Right whale dolphin (5585 bytes) 1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Right whale dolphins}}<br>{{StatusSeeText}} 2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Northern right whale dolphin.jpg|250px]]|caption = ''L. borealis''}} 13: ... Whale Dolphin range]] | caption = Northern Right Whale Dolphin range}} 15: ... Whale Doplhin range]] | caption = Southern Right Whale Doplhin range}} 17: ...issodelphis borealis'') and the '''Southern Right Whale Dolphin''' (''Lissodelphis peroni''), are two of ... Exploding whale (14289 bytes) 1: ...ynamite]] was used to explode a rotting [[beached whale]], with unexpected consequences.]] 2: ...]] inside a [[Decomposition|decomposing]] [[Sperm Whale]] caused it to explode while it was being [[trans... 5: ...way Division]] failed to properly dispose of this whale carcass when they blew it up with one-half ton of... 7: ... later explained that he was chosen to remove the whale because the district engineer, Dale Allen, had go... 8: ...script/] [http://www.snopes.com/critters/disposal/whale.htm] Whale song (8989 bytes) 1: ...certain species of whales (notably the [[Humpback Whale]]) in a manner that to cetologists is reminiscent... 3: [[Whales]] and other aquatic mammals such as [[dolphin]]s... 9: ... including the largest whales, such as the [[Blue Whale]]) 11: ===Toothed whale sound production=== 15: ... make the long, low-frequency sounds known as the whale song. Instead they produce rapid bursts of high-f... Sei Whale (6816 bytes) 1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Sei Whale}}<br>{{StatusEndangered}} 15: ...Whale.PNG|250px|Sei Whale range]] | caption = Sei Whale range}} 17: ...ry, when 200,000 individuals were killed, the Sei Whale is now an internationally protected species. 20: ...s include the '''Pollack Whale''' and '''Coalfish Whale''' ([http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?sp... 22: ...i Whale''' (''B.b.borealis'') and '''Southern Sei Whale''' (''B.b.schleglii''). Genetic analyses may yet ... Bottlenose whale (4287 bytes) 1: ...{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Bottlenose whales}}<br>{{StatusConcern}} 13: ...ose Whale range]] | caption = Northern Bottlenose Whale range}} 15: ...ose Whale range]] | caption = Southern Bottlenose Whale range}} 17: ...tieth century. Norway finally stopped killing the whale in [[1973]]. 20: ...ength when adult) and fairly rotund. The [[melon (whale)|melon]] is extremely bluff - the shape is simila... Beaked whale (6154 bytes) 1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Beaked whales}} 20: ...e''' is any of at least 20 [[species]] of small [[whale]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] '''Ziphiidae... 22: The known beaked whales range in size from about 3.4 metres to almost 13... 24: ... the ancestral lineage. The earliest known beaked whale [[fossil]]s date to the [[Miocene]], about 20 mil... 26: Beaked whales tend to associate in small family groups and avo... Whale behaviour (6580 bytes) 1: '''[[Whale]]s''' exhibit various types of physical '''behavi... 5: [[image:bultrug.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A Humpback Whale breaching]] 7: ...rhaps as a result of feeding, that has caused the whale to clear the surface of the water by accident. 9: ... of eight metres per second. This is close to the whale's maximum speed. It is supposed that other specie... 11: ...leaps were recorded in less than 90 minutes. As a whale repeatedly breaches, it typically becomes steadil... George Whale (1623 bytes) 1: '''George Whale''' ([[7 December]] [[1842]] — [[7 March]] [... 3: Whale was born in [[Bocking]], [[Essex]]. In [[1858]] ... 5: ...compounds were generally considered a failure and Whale sought to introduce the [[LNWR Precursor class|''... 11: * http://www.steamindex.com/people/bowcook.htm#whale 20: [[Category:1842 births|Whale, George]] Intelligent Whale (2139 bytes) 2: ...[image:intelwhale.jpg|thumbnail|300px|Intelligent Whale on exhibit at the Navy Museum, Washington Navy Ya... 44: '''''Intelligent Whale''''', an experimental hand-cranked [[submarine]],... 46: ''Intelligent Whale'' submerged by filling water compartments, and ex...
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