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[[Image:spermwhale.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
The '''Sperm whale''' or cachalot, ''Physeter macrocephalus'', is the largest species of toothed [[whale]].
The '''Sperm whale''' or cachalot, ''Physeter macrocephalus'', is the largest species of toothed [[whale]].
== Sperm whales in the Bible ==
== Sperm whales in the Bible ==
The sperm whale is one of the marine animals suspected of swallowing [[Jonah (prophet)|Jonah]]. At least one recent account of a sailor being swallowed by a sperm whale exists, though he was horribly bleached for the rest of his days. [http://www.grmi.org/Richard_Riss/evidences/8jonah.html]
The sperm whale is one of the marine animals suspected of swallowing [[Jonah (prophet)|Jonah]]. At least one recent account of a sailor being swallowed by a sperm whale exists, though he was horribly bleached for the rest of his days. <ref>[http://www.grmi.org/Richard_Riss/evidences/8jonah.html]</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Marine mammals]]
[[Category:Marine mammals]]