Physeter catodon (sperm whale) - NYSM-14300

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Physeter catodon
 Sperm whale
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Physeter catodon (sperm whale) - NYSM-14300 - male - 7.30 m - Pelvic location - NY Science Museum. 24-foot male stranded alive and euthanized at Jacob Riis Park, Rockaway, the Queens, Long Island, New York. This animal was about weaning age. It had no erupted teeth but skin covered bumps over each tooth site. Its stomach contained squid beaks. The entire skeleton, missing one vestigial pelvic bone, was salvaged for the New York State Museum on 6 January. Both sets of ear bones went to Darlene Keaton.
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