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== Human exploitation ==
== Human exploitation ==
The sperm whale is named for spermaceti oil, which fills the whale's enormous bulbous head. The book [[Moby Dick|Moby-Dick]] is set aboard a [[whaling|whaler]] in the historic American sperm whale fishery.
The sperm whale is named for spermaceti oil, which fills the whale's enormous bulbous head. The book [[Moby-Dick|Moby Dick]] is set aboard a [[whaling|whaler]] in the historic American sperm whale fishery.
In parts of the South Pacific, sperm whale's teeth are still used as marriage tokens, and they were formerly [[scrimshaw|carved]] by sailors for entertainment and profit.
In parts of the South Pacific, sperm whale's teeth are still used as marriage tokens, and they were formerly [[scrimshaw|carved]] by sailors for entertainment and profit.