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A brief example of asymmetry in Sperm Whales

Posted on March 23, 2011 By Andrew Thaler 1 Comment on A brief example of asymmetry in Sperm Whales
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In the lecture we just posted, Keith Rittmaster mentioned that Sperm Whales are highly asymmetric. Below is just one examples of this dramatic asymmetry, the size difference between the left and right nostrils in the cranium.

photo by Andrew David Thaler

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One thought on “A brief example of asymmetry in Sperm Whales”

  1. Rick MacPherson says:
    March 23, 2011 at 6:32 pm

    in addition, the posterior sinus appears to be chock-a-block with some huge, braided roundworms of some sort… just look at them crawling out!

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