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List of exhibits

1. Vertical section of the largest female cachalot ever measured in the Azores.
2. Bones and a model skeleton.
3. History of a whale from its external marks.
4. Swimming.
5. Breath holding.
6. Diving.
7. Problems with diving.
8. Buoyancy control.
9. Ambergris.
10. Light and eyes.
11. Sound, sonar and hearing.
12. Other senses.
13. Brain and intelligence.
14. A little on behaviour.
15. Comparative sizes.
16. Growth.
17. Populations.
18. Distribution and migration.
19. Ancestors.
20. Parasites and enemies.
21. Food and squids.
22. Little known squids.
23. Squid biology and how they cope in the deep sea.
24. A ghost whale.

The Future.
It is intended to add several further exhibits including

25. The pygmy and dwarf sperm whales with particular reference to their elegant sonar.
26. Man and cetacean futures.
27. A real skeleton of a sperm whale.
28. A real Architeuthis dux.
29. Recent research and views - the cutting edge.

 

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