Whale feces dioxide which holds an estimated 90% of all sequestered carbon. The Southern Ocean is amongst the largest ranges for phytoplankton and has the characteristic of being nutrient-rich in terms of phosphate, nitrate and silicate, while it is iron-deficient at the same time. Increases of nutrient iron results in blooming of phytoplankton. Whale feces is up to 10 million times richer in iron than the surrounding sea water and plays a vital role in providing the iron required for maintaining phytoplankton biomass on the earth. The iron defecation of just the 12,000 strong sperm whale population in the Southern Ocean results
Cryptid whale female individual on Orkney, saying its dorsal fins was similar to a "mizzen mast", and the whale, based on Sibbald’s account, was described as "P. tursio". However, naturalist Georges Cuvier disregarded Sibbald’s claim as a bad description of the carcass, as well as dismissing the name "P. tursio". Another alleged sighting was off the Annapolis Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada on September 27, 1946, where the creature was apparently trapped there for 2 days. Its length was estimated to be between . The Alula whale, or the Alula Killer, or "Orcinus mörzer-bruynsus", was discussed and illustrated for the first time, but