Here is a list of Causes of Death that have no definitions. Please help to define these terms. I found many of these terms during my research but most have come from the web pages I have listed on the links page. Some of the terms have been repeated from webpage to webpage without anyone actually checking the facts. A few are probably correct but most are just opinions .
The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), or cachalot, is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of genus Physeter, and one of three extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia.he sperm whale can be found anywhere in the open ocean. Females and young males live together in groups while mature males live solitary lives outside of the mating season. The females cooperate to protect and nurse their young.
Seeing a Sperm whale on the water can be tough because the spout is not very high. These products were made from Sperm whales back in the whaling days. Sperm whale oil was considered the finest lubricating oil on Earth. The Sperm whale gets its name from the spermaceti organ which fills most of its huge head. In the 18th and 19th centuries, New England whalers sought out the Sperm whale for the valuable spermaceti oil, which makes an exceptionally fine lubricant.