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Male Sperm Whale with a Whitened Forehead and Many Scars | Ogasawara, Japan

Male sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) with lots of scars on his head and forehead, many of which appeared to be parallel scars from encounters with other male sperm whales. The accumulated scars may have contributed to the whitened appeared of the whale's forehead.

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Animalia Bonin Islands Cachalot Cetacea Cetartiodactyla Chichijima Chordata CITES Appendix 1 Japan Male Mammalia Marine Mammal Odontocete Odontoceti Ogasawara Pacific Parallel Scars Physeter catadon Physeter macrocephalus Physeteridae Sperm Whale Toothed Whale Vulnerable: IUCN Red List Whale
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Sperm Whales, Marine Life | Japan
Male sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) with lots of scars on his head and forehead, many of which appeared to be parallel scars from encounters with other male sperm whales. The accumulated scars may have contributed to the whitened appeared of the whale's forehead.
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