Today we toured the whaling museum in New Bedford. It was truly incredible to see all the history that was present in this town! Our group learned many different, interesting facts. One of these facts was that whales have eyes on the side of their head. Another was that a whale is the only animal that "creates it's own demise". The sailors would use the dried, brittle, unusable pieces of blubber from the oil creating process to use as fuel in the fire...which would be used in the oil creating process. We learned that the most valuable material from a Sperm Whale was the Spermaceti contained in it's head cavity. This material, a sort of goop, was used to facilitate their eco-location. It amplified the noises sent out by the Sperm Whale, in order to better locate giant squid on the bottom of the ocean. This picture is of the skeleton of the Sperm Whale. Seeing this skeleton truly inspired me. Its immense size was incredible.
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