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[[Image:Sperm Whale.jpg|thumb|A Sperm Whale]]The '''sperm whale''' (''Physeter macrocephalus'') is an aquatic [[mammal]] indigenous to [[Earth]]. It is a [[cetacean]] species.
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[[File:Sperm Whale.jpg|thumb|A sperm whale]]
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The '''sperm whale''' (''Physeter macrocephalus'') was an aquatic [[mammal]] indigenous to [[Earth]]. It is a [[cetacean]] species.
   
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The sperm whale creates a concretion in its [[intestine]]s known as [[ambergris]] that was once used to stabilize the scent of [[perfume]]s. ({{TAS|The Ambergris Element}})
When [[Uhura]] tried to match the sound of the [[whale probe]] to the sound of an Earth animal aboard the [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] [[HMS Bounty]], a sperm whale was one of the animals shown. (''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'')
 
   
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The sperm whale devours millions of [[cuttlefish]] as it prowls the ocean. [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] once compared this characteristic of the whale with the [[Crystalline Entity]]. ({{TNG|Silicon Avatar}})
The fictional [[Moby Dick]] was a sperm whale. (''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'') + (''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'')
 
   
 
When [[Spock]] tried to match the sound of the [[Whale Probe]] to the sound of an Earth animal aboard the [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] {{HMS|Bounty}}, a sperm whale was one of the animals shown. ({{film|4}})
==External Links==
 
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* {{wikipedia|Sperm Whale}}
 
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The fictional [[Moby Dick]] was a sperm whale. ({{film|2}}; {{film|8}})
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==External link==
 
* {{wikipedia}}
 
[[Category:Earth animals]]
 
[[Category:Earth animals]]

Revision as of 18:04, 18 February 2011

File:Sperm Whale.jpg

A sperm whale

The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) was an aquatic mammal indigenous to Earth. It is a cetacean species.

The sperm whale creates a concretion in its intestines known as ambergris that was once used to stabilize the scent of perfumes. (TAS: "The Ambergris Element")

The sperm whale devours millions of cuttlefish as it prowls the ocean. Captain Jean-Luc Picard once compared this characteristic of the whale with the Crystalline Entity. (TNG: "Silicon Avatar")

When Spock tried to match the sound of the Whale Probe to the sound of an Earth animal aboard the Klingon Bird-of-Prey HMS Bounty, a sperm whale was one of the animals shown. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

The fictional Moby Dick was a sperm whale. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; Star Trek: First Contact)

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