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Learn more about this article. Gerard Soury Sperm Whale, Juvenile, Portugal - Photographic Print. R, Schmidt-Koenig, K, Jacobs, G. One hypothesis is that the teeth are used in aggression between males. The reproductive cycle occurs in females every years Breeding season: Spermatceti was used in the production of cosmetics and candles 7. Especially a difficult one to swallow.

Moderately threatened throughout its range, communities provide natural resources that when exploited alter the composition and structure of the community over the long-term, but are apparently recoverable. The majority of whales taken in recent years have been by the Norwegian and Japanese fleets. Whales of the World.