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The family Physeteridae, consisting of the Sperm Whale (Physeter catodon / macrocephalus), the Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps) and Dwarf Sperm Whale (Kogia simus).

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Canadian Museum of Nature: Sperm Whale Includes a brief description and drawing of the sperm whale. www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/sprmwale.htm

Cetacea: Sperm Whales Provides information such as classification, distribution, local names, description, habitat, and behavior. www.cetacea.org/sperm.htm

International Fund for Animal Welfare: Sperm Whale Provides information on the sperm whale such as appearance, size, mortality, distribution, population, habitat, migration, and feeding techniques. www.ifawct.org/whaledb/whale10.htm

Fishin' For Facts: Sperm Whales Provides information such as size, distribution, and feeding. www.whaletimes.org/spwhale.htm

Enchanted Learning: Sperm Whales provides information such as general description, size, skin type, fins, diet, hunting, teeth, and social groups. www.enchantedlearning.com/../whales/species/Spermwhale.shtml

Sperm Whale Fact Sheet Includes information on the sperm whale such as physical description, dize, diet, fins and flukes, feeding, and mating habits. www.acsonline.org/factpack/spermwhl.htm

Nature: Sperm Whales: The Real Moby Dick Includes an interview with a whale researcher and an animated underwater journey to learn more about the habits, biology, and social structure of sperm whales. www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/spermwhales

Endangered Species: Sperm Whales Provides information on the endangered sperm whale. www.worldwildlife.org/../..

Species Corner: Sperm Whale Provides information from the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network about sperm whales. www.tmmsn.org/mmgulf/physeter.html

Sperm Whales: Divers of the Sea Includes pictures and information on the sperm whale. www.oceanicresearch.org/spermwhales.htm

The Unnatural Museum: The Sperm Whale Includes real stories and learn the facts about these deep diving whales. unmuseum.mus.pa.us/spermw.htm

Sperm Whales: The Real Moby Dick Includes information on the sperm whale such as social structure and facts. www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/spermwhales/html/intro.html

Web Media: Sperm Whales Includes information on features and facts on the sperm whale. www.webmedia.com.au/whales/sw.html

Whalesongs: Sperm Whales Provides information such as natural history, external anatomy, internal anatomy, deep diving adaptations, habitat, and geographical distribution. www.whalesongs.org/cetacean/sperm_whales/home.html

What's Cool About Sperm Whales Provides a list of neat facts about sperm whales. nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/education/cetaceans/sperm1.htm

Zoom Whales: Sperm Whale Includes information sheets, facts, and myths. www.zoomschool.com/subjects/whales/species/Spermwhale.shtml

Sperm Whales Description of the family Physeteridae and its three members from Walker's Mammals of the World. www.press.jhu.edu/../walker/cetacea/cetacea.physeteridae.html

Smithsonian Magazine - Thar They Blow! Article about new research that suggests that male sperm whales may butt heads over females. www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/../issues02/aug02/phenomena.html

Discovering Whales: The Sperm Whale Provides general facts and sighting information on sperm whales. www.omplace.com/omsites/discover/SPERM