Directory of Physeteridae Resources

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The family Physeteridae, consisting of the Sperm Whale (Physeter catodon/macrocephalus), the Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps) and Dwarf Sperm Whale (Kogia simus).

Resources in This Category

• Canadian Museum of Nature: Sperm Whale

  http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/sprmwale.htm
  Includes a brief description and drawing of the sperm whale.

• Enchanted Learning: Sperm Whales

  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Spermwhale.shtml
  provides information such as general description, size, skin type, fins, diet, hunting, teeth, and social groups.

• Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

  http://wildwhales.org/sperm-whale/
  Includes identification, natural history, movie, distribution and status in Canada.

• Sperm Whales: The Deep Divers of the Ocean

  http://www.oceanicresearch.org/education/wonders/spermwhales.htm
  Includes photographs and information on the sperm whale.

• The Unnatural Museum: The Sperm Whale

  http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/spermw.htm
  Includes real stories and learn the facts about these deep diving whales.

• Whalesongs: Sperm Whales

  http://www.whalesongs.org/cetacean/sperm_whales/home.html
  Provides information such as natural history, external anatomy, internal anatomy, deep diving adaptations, habitat, and geographical distribution.

• Zoom Whales: Sperm Whale

  http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/whales/species/Spermwhale.shtml
  Includes information sheets, facts, and myths.

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