Sperm whale has the largest brain on Earth, more than five times heavier than a human's. Sperm whales can live for more than 60 years. Spermaceti (sperm oil), from which the whale derives its name, was a prime target of the whaling industry, and was sought after for use in oil lamps, lubricants, and candles. Ambergris, a solid waxy waste product sometimes present in its digestive system, is still highly valued as a fixative in perfumes, among other uses. Beachcombers look out for ambergris as flotsam. Sperm whaling was a major industry in the nineteenth century, immortalised in the novel "Moby Dick".
Little Whale River Little Whale River The Little Whale River (French: "Petite rivière de la Baleine") (Cree: "Wâpamekustûss") is a river in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. With an area of , it is ranked as the 35th largest river basin in Quebec. The Cree named a segment of the Little Whale River near its mouth as "Wapimakustus", which is similar to what Isbister noted in 1740. The Inuit call it "Qilalugarsiuviup Kuunga", which means "river or place where beluga is hunted". Its name has often been wrongly translated into French as "Rivière de la Petite Baleine". In the records of 1740 kept by Joseph