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A favoured snack for sperm whales! However the sharp squid beaks sometimes get lodged in the whale's intestines, which is suspected to lead to the production of
by Reason077 2y ago
A favoured snack for sperm whales! However the sharp squid beaks sometimes get lodged in the whale's intestines, which is suspected to lead to the production of ambergris.
- pvaldes 2y agoI had found it in several species of pelagic dolphins and beaked whales. Is not uncommon in some cetaceans but the beaks are very plain, square. Lacking distinctive features aren't really easy to identify, except after discarding all the other species. A curious fact of the species is that the lights are enclosed into skin folders shaped as eyelids, so the animal can hide it, show it partially, or blink at will. Those are among the biggest light producing organs evolved by a life-being (if not the biggest known).