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Sperm whale skin | Sri Lanka | Physeter macrocephalus

Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) shed and slough off skin continuously, perhaps as a mechanism for maintaining healthy skin and shedding parasites. This is a large piece of skin that came off an adult female sperm whale, part of a family group of nine individuals. Sperm whale skin is very thin and almost transparent.

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Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) shed and slough off skin continuously, perhaps as a mechanism for maintaining healthy skin and shedding parasites. This is a large piece of skin that came off an adult female sperm whale, part of a family group of nine individuals. Sperm whale skin is very thin and almost transparent.